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Midnight Writer

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9. Some did not want their lily-white districts to add minority voters.

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 10:23 AM

Dec 12

I saw Indianapolis had four sections included into four different rural districts in order to dilute the minority votes.

Republicans are not known for being welcoming to minority voters.

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The deeply personal reasons why many Indiana Senate Republicans said no to Trump [View all] Dulcinea Dec 12 OP

She voted for him three times Blumancru Dec 12 #1

They said NO because it was the right thing to do BOSSHOG Dec 12 #2

Nonsense. They didn't care a bit about the right thing when it was others being doxxed or threatened Blumancru Dec 12 #3

They didn't do it because it was the right thing to do BOSSHOG Dec 12 #4

Self preservation. House of Roberts Dec 12 #5

Yep. If you create more red districts, you have to get those red voters from somewhere. Blumancru Dec 12 #7

Only when her grandson got hit did she give a damn. Irish_Dem Dec 12 #6

Kick dalton99a Dec 12 #8

Some did not want their lily-white districts to add minority voters. Midnight Writer Dec 12 #9