Municipal elections cost Indiana significantly more per vote than midterm and presidential contests, according to a state study released this week
President Trump and his allies are threatening to unleash war against Indiana Republicans over redistricting. Trump has said he will primary GOP holdouts in the Hoosier State who refuse to redraw the state’s map.
The number of Indiana Republican senators facing threats of violence for opposing redistricting has increased, raising concerns among all lawmakers in the Statehouse.
In a post on his Truth Social account, Trump wrote that he was “very disappointed in Indiana State Senate Republicans.” He also warned that he plans to back primary challengers against GOP lawmakers who refuse to redraw the state’s congressional maps.
An Indiana lawmaker who resisted President Donald Trump’s push to have Republicans redraw the state’s congressional boundaries was the victim of a swatting call that brought sheriff’s deputies to his home.
West Lafayette, is confident voters will reward the decision to stick to his principles. One challenger seeks to test that.
The Republican leader of the Indiana state Senate announced Friday that his chamber will no longer meet in December as planned to vote on redistricting, citing a lack of support from his members even after months of pressure from the White House.
The White House had pressured state Republican lawmakers to redraw their congressional map ahead of the midterm elections.