I cover the intersection of state & federal policy and politics. South Carolina has long been considered a ruby red state politically and for good reason. Republican candidates dominate statewide ...

Although not as right-leaning as other Deep South states, South Carolina maintains a conservative voting pattern and is considered a strongly red state at both the federal and state levels.

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Trump would take the state's nine electoral votes. ABC News is projecting that former President Donald Trump will win South Carolina's nine electoral votes. Trump would then take South Carolina ...