Overview
- Mitch Daniels urged Indiana lawmakers to refuse President Trump's call for a mid-decade redraw, warning the tactic would erode public trust and likely fail to flip Indianapolis' Democratic seat.
- State Senate Republicans report insufficient backing for a new map, with five members publicly in support, three opposed, and about 40 not taking a position.
- Trump recently joined a private call with the Senate GOP caucus, and Vice President J.D. Vance has visited the state multiple times to lobby for the change.
- Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith and other Republicans have publicly pressed and warned colleagues who are resisting the push.
- Indiana's clash fits a broader national effort in which Republicans advanced new maps in Texas and North Carolina, while Democrats in California pursue countermeasures.