South Carolina politics are being warped by a system designed to protect power, not voters. When districts are drawn to eliminate competition and dark money floods campaigns through super PACs, lawmakers stop fearing the ballot box and accountability disappears. This conversation with Chris Kenney breaks down how gerrymandering suppresses turnout, why uncontested elections are becoming the norm, and how campaign finance rules fuel extreme legislation. It also makes the case that filing for office itself can be a direct way to push back and restore real political accountability in South Carolina.

00:00 Introduction

01:58 Campaign Finance Basics

04:48 Super PACs, Citizens United, and Red Boxing

09:39 Can Campaign Finance Be Fixed?

12:52 Mothers and Preborns Act

15:12 Gerrymandering, Primaries, and Rigging

22:15 How Filing for Office Fights Gerrymandering

29:40 South Carolina Demographic Shifts

36:13 Resist and Unsubscribe & Catnapping

Chris Kenny

https://www.comebacksc.com