EPISODE · May 12, 2026 · 9 MIN
Shane Massey, Shawn Bennet, Tom Davis are holding up the SC Redist vote
from The Charlie James Show Podcast
In segment 2 of the first hour of The Charlie James Show on May 1, 2026, the discussion shifted to the specific South Carolina Senators allegedly stalling the redistricting vote.Segment HighlightsThe "Holdouts": Charlie James identified Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey, Senator Sean Bennett, and Senator Tom Davis as the primary Republican figures preventing a floor vote on the new congressional maps.The Conflict: James characterized these three senators as being out of step with the "grassroots" conservative movement that is pushing for an aggressive redrawing of District 6 (currently held by Democrat Jim Clyburn).Massey’s Rationale: While James criticized the delay, he noted Massey’s public defense: that a map drawn too aggressively for GOP gain might be struck down by the courts or result in a "split" that could actually jeopardize other safe Republican seats in the long run.Senate Dynamics: The segment explored the internal friction between these senior Senate leaders and the more "Trump-aligned" members of the South Carolina House who have already signaled support for a swifter, more radical redistricting process.
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00:01 It's still not too late to call us, still not too late to email your state senators, especially the ones that are holding all of this up. Shane Massey, looks like Sean Bennett, uh Chip Kampson, Luke Rankin, Tom Davis. You guys, here's what you need to do. If you are following me over on X, if you're following me on X, go to my page. All right? The top is when you... 00:31 click on there, you're gonna see the show live. The second thing is going to be a guy from a repost that I put out from a guy named JB. He's got all of their numbers and their email addresses right there. Those are the people you need to be calling. 00:50 Those are the senators that you need to be getting in touch with. Those are the ones. So go to my ex page, find that second post on there that I reposted not long ago, and there's all the information you need. Let's go to Brenda and Clinton. How you doing, Brenda? I'm good, thanks Charlie. What can I do for talk to you about your comment about Rom Ready and his argument that it's 01:19 the fault of the Freedom Caucus. This is not surprising at all. If you've been watching him, even before he announced that he was going to be running for governor, he um started going around with the likes of Pasco to events and then even meeting with Murl Smith. And there's a common denominator there. And that is his campaign person who is running the campaign for Pasco, uh works with Murl Smith. 01:48 in his campaign and now is running his. So follow the money. It should be no surprise that he's going to turn around now and blame this whole mess on the Freedom Caucus, which ironically, the Freedom Caucus, as Adam Morgan said on your show last week, um maybe even yesterday, maybe last week, um the Freedom Caucus had a bill months ago about this. in January. They were ready to file this. Yeah. And whose bill are they taking up now? 02:16 not to confuse people with senator ring uh... lucre a can write that there's a house rep lucre a can he had filed only one other bill in his two-year term but the house gave him this bill and they picked his over the freedom caucus bill that he could have possibly a feather in his cap well this is all shenanigans coming from the rhino establishment and the campaign people who work for all of them 02:43 You know, here's the thing though, Brenda, if you're going to run for governor and say South Carolina's got problems, there's only one group that you can point at and say they're the cause of that problem. And that's the RINOs. Absolutely. I mean, that's it. They're more of a problem than Democrats are. Yeah, Democrats, I they're, I appreciate it, Brenda. They're inconsequential. Oh, did I say the Democrats were inconsequential? Wait a minute. 03:12 Hold on, because that just reminded me of something. 03:19 Shane Massey said, and I want to quote you on, I want to quote him on this, this is a quote from Shane Massey, South Carolina is stronger when we have a vibrant Democrat party. 03:39 Quote from Shane Massey. Somebody put up a billboard in Edgefield. Somebody put up a billboard in Edgefield. 03:49 Shane Massey said, South Carolina is stronger when we have a vibrant Democrat party. Oh, oh, are we stronger? Are we stronger with abortion on demand up to, including and after the moment of birth? Does that make us stronger, Shane Massey? How about unfettered immigration? How about open borders? How about sanctuary city policies? Does that make us stronger, Shane Massey? 04:18 How about massive giveaways? How about free things for everybody? Does that make us stronger Shane Massey? How about higher taxes? Does that make us stronger Shane Massey? I don't feel stronger with any of those things, but there we are. There we are. Now, also happening today in Columbia, there was a press conference with Drew McKissick. Let's take a listen. 04:47 We're here today to talk about a serious constitutional issue. We're here to announce that the South Carolina Republican Party ...
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