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Yet another red state weighs passing an extreme gerrymander



Republicans in the Indiana state House on Monday introduced a new
congressional district map that seeks to oust the two Democrats in the state's
nine-member delegation, heeding President Donald Trump’s demand that state
Republicans help him rig the 2026 midterm elections.

The map carves up to turn what is currently a 7-2 map in favor of Republicans
to a 9-0 map in favor of the GOP. This would be in a state where Democrat
Kamala Harris won roughly 40% of the vote in last year’s presidential election.




 



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While the map is likely to pass the GOP-controlled state House, it's unclear
whether it has the votes to pass the Republican-controlled state Senate, where
GOP lawmakers have slammed Trump's effort and subsequent pressure campaign
that's led multiple lawmakers to receive death threats and attacks.

For example, Republican state Sen. Michael Bohacek on Friday said he will vote
against any gerrymandering effort, pinning his opposition to a comment Trump
made in which he called Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz "seriously retarded."

"This is not the first time our president has used these insulting and
derogatory references and his choices of words have consequences,” Bohacek,
whose daughter has Down syndrome, wrote in a Facebook post. “I will be voting
NO on redistricting, perhaps he [Trump] can use the next 10 months to convince
voters that his policies and behavior deserve a congressional majority."

Meanwhile, Republican state Sen. Jean Leising said on Sunday she was the
target of a bomb threat due to her opposition to the gerrymander, but she said
it will not change her stance on the effort.

“Unfortunately, my house was the target of a pipe bomb threat on Saturday
evening,” she wrote in a post on X. “This is a result of the D.C. political
pundits for redistricting. Thanks to the Oldenburg Town Marshall, the Franklin
County Sheriff’s Office and the ISP, all is okay!”





 



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Another GOP state senator refused a summons to the White House, saying he
believed that being pressured to vote for the gerrymander was a violation of
federal law.

“There is no way that he should have time to have a conversation with me
about Indiana mapmaking when that’s not his business, for starters," GOP state
Sen. Greg Walker said. "But secondly, doesn’t he have anything better to do? I
can make a big list of things that are more important for him to focus on.”

However, Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray, who is also opposed to the
gerrymander, said the Senate will meet to consider the state House's map.

Yet, given that multiple Senate Republicans have publicly come out against
it, it's not clear if the map will pass.

Ultimately, Trump is so scared of Republicans losing their House majority that
he’s strong-arming state lawmakers into rigging their congressional maps. It’s
just the latest in a long list of corrupt actions he has taken since reentering
the White House.

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