Indiana Senate rejects Trump's redistricting effort [View all]

Source: Axios

8 mins ago


Indiana's Senate didn't have the votes, after all.

Why it matters: Indiana's contentious mid-decade redistricting fight was a test of President Trump's hold on the Republican Party.

Trump pressured Indiana Republicans for months to pass new maps, calling out those by name who expressed doubt about the proposal and threatening consequences for those who opposed him and the state.

Driving the news: After three hours of debate, the Indiana Senate voted 31-19 against a new congressional map that would have carved up the state's two Democratic districts to give Republicans a solid advantage in all nine districts.

Catch up quick: Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray (R-Martinsville) resisted calls to bring lawmakers back to the Statehouse early for redistricting, saying his caucus didn't have the votes to pass new maps.

When criticism over that decision — and skepticism over whether he didn't have the votes or just didn't support the measure himself — reached a fever pitch, Bray capitulated and said, "We'll vote and answer the question."

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