CHARLESTON — On paper, it seems simple to chop up, gut and eliminate South Carolina’s only Democratic-held — and Black majority — congressional seat.

Redraw the lines one way, and the Columbia base of incumbent Democrat U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn could be added into the safe Republican region covering Greenville.

Or shift the lines westward and Clyburn could end up having to face incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson, famous for yelling “you lie” at President Barack Obama during a congressional address.

Another possibility is to take valuable portions of his district and share them with the state’s six other members of Congress — all Republicans — leaving Clyburn’s chances for re-election greatly weakened.

All you need to do is shuffle existing tracts of voters around, making sure there

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