"Indiana Republicans defied bomb threats, swatting incidents, and a pressure campaign led by President Donald Trump when on Thursday they voted down a bill to make an all-GOP congressional delegation. In contrast to an easy approval in the state house, 21 Republicans joined 10 Democrats in the senate to sink the plan to wipe out two Democratic U.S. House districts."
"The campaign lasted four months and included Trump and J.D. Vance, both of whom had repeated personal meetings with gerrymander-shy Republican lawmakers, along with House Speaker Mike Johnson, Governor Mike Braun, Indiana senator Jim Banks, and a host of national conservatives groups. As Politico explained, Charlie Kirk even spent the last weeks of his life threatening primaries for Republicans who opposed the effort."
"Now Kirk's organization, Turning Point USA, is among many MAGA allies threatening vengeance in primaries for those who dared defy Trump's orders to help rig the midterms. And Democrats nationally will be happy with the diverted GOP time, energy and money devoted to Hoosier blood-letting, along with the continued presence in Congress of Indiana Democrats Andre Carson and Frank Mrvan."
Indiana state senators voted down a Republican plan to redraw congressional districts that would have eliminated two Democratic U.S. House seats. The vote came after bomb threats, swatting incidents, and a four-month pressure campaign led by President Donald Trump and national conservative allies. Lobbying involved J.D. Vance, House Speaker Mike Johnson, Governor Mike Braun, Indiana Senator Jim Banks, and activists from groups such as Turning Point USA, which threatened primary challenges. Twenty-one Republican senators joined ten Democrats to preserve the districts and the seats held by Andre Carson and Frank Mrvan. Other states, including Florida and Virginia, continue to face contested redistricting fights.
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