By Lindsay Street, Statehouse Report  |  Political observers are watching five Lowcountry state Senate seats as being ripe for plucking by Democrats in the November elections.  But Republicans aren’t worried about losing control of the Senate because they’ve targeted Democratic seats across the state that may flip, too.  Read the full story in Statehouse Report. 

“Democrats could pick up four races in Charleston County, and if Democrats win four races in Charleston County, they would be looking at a tie (in the Senate),” Democratic strategist Tyler Jones of Charleston said, adding that a tie could benefit Democrats since not all Republicans vote along party lines. He said a tie would have big consequences in 2021, a redistricting year.

But S.C. Republican Party Chair Drew McKissick isn’t worried:  “No fear at all about losing the Senate at all,” he said. “There are seats that are ripe for Republicans to win in this cycle in the Senate.”