Of course he didn’t win….
I AM taking about South Carolina….
But the numbers should be higher there for a Republican….
They wheren’t….
Republicans ARE having issues folks ….
The Republicans won a special South Carolina House election on Tuesday, but the Democrats overperformed by double digits compared to their performance in the 2024 presidential election.
Republican John Lastinger won 62.3 percent of the vote in the election for the 88th district seat, beating Democrat Chuck Hightower, who secured 37.7 percent. This gave the Republicans a net win of +24.6 percent over the Democrats.
This represents an improved performance for the Democrats compared to the 2024 presidential election, when President Donald Trump beat Kamala Harris in the district by 67 percent to 32 percent, according to The State newspaper. In that election, the Republicans won with a net margin of +35 percentage points.
Why It Matters
Local elections are an indicator of public sentiment in the U.S. ahead of the critical midterm elections in 2026.
The Republicans currently hold slim majorities in both U.S. chambers of Congress, but if the Democrats pick up even a small number of seats across the country it could sway the balance of power and prevent Trump from passing his legislative agenda…
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Recent state-by-state data compiled by Civiqs found that as of December 18, Trump’s net approval rating in South Carolina was +1….
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Lastinger will serve until next November, but will need to run again in the midterm elections to secure a full term….
You obviously have no knowledge as to the reason for the special election.The district was represented by R.J. May the founder of the S.C. Freedom Caucus.A total piece of filth ,May was charged and later pled guilty to dealing in child pornography and that caused a revulsion ,even among diehard Republicans in that district. So ,many Republicans simply didn’t vote.That and the fact that the Democrat,a retired military officer ,was an exceptionally good candidate it is no surprise that the Democrat did better than usual in this overwhelmingly Republican district.
Attaching any national significance to the unusual circumstances of this special election is essentially meaningless.
Well?
Some in the National Media DID….
And it DOES seem to point to trouble for the GOPer’s…..
And the media ‘herding’ IS ON Trump and GOPer’s case…
The article you quoted was from Newsweek.
Nowhere in the article did it mention the facts on the ground.It merely stated the results.
This has been a major political story in S.C. for awhile given that May was founder of the “freedom caucus .”
My point is simply that due to the unique circumstances in that district in S.C. one should not draw conclusions as to the results there being of national significance.