EPISODE · May 12, 2026 · 10 MIN
If you don’t get involved in politics; Redistricting and SC’s Shane Massey
from The Charlie James Show Podcast
The first segment of The Charlie James Show on May 1, 2026, titled "If you don’t get involved in politics; Redistricting and SC’s Shane Massey," focused on the internal GOP struggle over South Carolina's redistricting efforts.Segment BreakdownPolitical Accountability: Charlie James argued that citizens who do not engage in the political process allow leadership to drift away from conservative values. He criticized the "radical left" for treating conservatives as enemies while claiming that South Carolina’s GOP leadership remains too complacent.Critique of Governor McMaster: The segment featured a sharp critique of Governor Henry McMaster, specifically contrasting his proclamation of Arab-American Heritage Month—which James framed as "identity politics"—against the governor’s perceived hesitation to push for aggressive redistricting.Shane Massey and Redistricting: The discussion centered on South Carolina Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey, who has expressed significant concerns about a mid-decade redistricting push. Massey warned that trying to redraw lines to eliminate Democratic seats (specifically targeting Jim Clyburn’s district) could backfire due to thin political margins, potentially leading to the loss of a second Republican seat.Trump’s Influence: James highlighted that while Massey had a "cordial" conversation with President Trump regarding redistricting, Massey remains cautious about the risks of a map that is "too cute," which could hurt down-ballot races.
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00:00 I tell you what, what we are seeing today. 00:05 is the Rhino Party in Colombia showing their true colors. 00:14 They are showing their true colors today, ladies and gentlemen, and the fact that these people have been in office for as long as they have. 00:23 shows me something that there are far too many people in South Carolina that just don't care about politics. They don't want to get involved. Well, here's the thing. If you don't get involved in politics, politics is going to get involved in you. And they do it every single day. 00:44 So now we've got this, this fight for redistricting. This, here we are. Please stop. All of you people in the mainstream media, everybody, all of you journalists, all of you, you know, reporters, stop referring to us as a red state, please, because you're lying to your listenership, your viewership and your readership. Please stop that. 01:10 Now the citizenry. 01:14 We might be conservatives, but our state legislature is not. Today, Shane Massey of Edgefield, and let me tell you something, all you folks down there in Edgefield, all you guys that are members of the National Wild Turkey Federation, all you people down there, all of you peach shed owners, you guys need to get rid of that man. 01:38 You need to get rid of them, but nobody's run against them. Isn't that weird? For almost what, 16 years now we've had nobody run against Shane Massey? Is he that darn good? 01:51 No, he's not. He's not good at all. This is what Shane Massey said today. He said that Donald Trump, well, first of all, he said that redistricting is a threat to our state sovereignty. It's a threat. It's a threat, ladies and gentlemen, to actually have our districts align with the Constitution and not violate the Constitution. 02:22 Because we know that Jim Clyburn's district was designed around racial lines, period. So then he said that Donald Trump, now please understand, Shane Massey is one of the relics of the Nikki Haley wing of the Republican party. 02:52 He supported Nikki Haley, not a fan whatsoever of Donald Trump. This is what Shane Massey said. He said that Donald Trump is abusing his power and overreaching into South Carolina. Wow. First time I remember hearing anything from Donald Trump about South Carolina and redistricting was last night over on Truth Social. So I posted that clip this morning over on all of my social media accounts. 03:20 Donald Trump is abusing his power. That's ridiculous. 03:27 I mean, this thing's been brought up by Ralph Norman. The Freedom Caucus filed a bill just like this back in January. 03:39 That's, let me you something, I have done more. 03:45 than Donald Trump about redistricting. That's no slam against Donald Trump, but I have said more about redistricting here in South Carolina than Donald Trump has. 03:55 So why are they coming down on Donald Trump? Well, because it's all about Trump. Oh, Trump bad, orange man bad. So now we got Shane Massey. He's going to be a no. Chip Kampson. So let me see, Shane Massey's got a 35 Freedom Index score. Let me just check on what old chips got. Chip Kampson has a 32 Freedom Index score. 04:26 And then we've got another one, Luke Rankin. Luke Rankin has a 22 Freedom Index score. I wouldn't call any of these people conservatives. 04:43 because they're not. And it's pretty dark. Oh, and here's what gets me. Okay, well, we'll talk about that in just a second. But they're the ones, if this thing dies, this is what it's looking like, its life is hanging by a thread right now. Redistritinia in South Carolina is hanging by a thread. 05:08 I just talked to uh another senator, texted him a few minutes ago and he's like, how's it looking? He's like, my gut tells me it's gonna pass. I don't share that same enthusiasm. 05:22 as the senator i talked to i don't share that enthusiasm right now we'll see we'll see what happens it's going to john in spartan bergen taught him john welcome a charlie yes sir doing ...
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