Indiana Gov. Mike Braun calls a special session to redraw the state's congressional boundaries

[In It to Win It]

Indiana Republican Gov. Mike Braun called Monday for state lawmakers to return to Indianapolis for a special session to redraw the state's congressional boundaries, escalating a national fight over midcycle redistricting.

President Donald Trump has ramped up pressure on Republican governors to draw up new maps in an attempt to give the party an easier path to maintain control of the House in the midterms. While Republicans in Texas and Missouri have moved quickly to enact a new set of districts and California Democrats are seeking to counter with their own redistricting plan, Indiana lawmakers have been far more hesitant to the idea and held weeks of discussion on the topic.

Braun is calling for the General Assembly to convene Nov. 3.

It’s unclear whether enough of the GOP majority Senate will back new maps.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/indiana-gov-mike-braun-calls-131456443.html

[gab13by13]

1. 9 Magat states and what, maybe 2 Dem states?

[PragmaticLiberal]

2. At least 6 blue states are in the process/considering redistricting.

[CousinIT]

4. There should be NO considering. ONLY doing. n/t

[dsc]

5. Many of our states have constitutional bans on it

so those have to be overcome which is a multi step process. California and Virginia have started those processes. NY is about to.

[FBaggins]

8. Or are already gerrymandered

You can only squeeze so much juice out of some fruit

[Emile]

3. The only way Republicans can win is by cheating.

We really have to fight fire with fire.

[Boo1]

6. Gerrymanding to this point

Is risky.

Lets say you have 6 districts that are Rx12 and r that are D+ 8 to start. You gerrymander things, ending with 8 districts that are R+6 and 2 that are D + 12.

That looks like a gain of 2 R seats. However, in a midterm where things swing to D+7 let's say (which isn't all that rare) you could see several of those seats fall that otherwise would have been safe.

[FBaggins]

7. It can be... but probably not in Indiana

They are currently 7-2 red and presumably area looking to draw out Mrvan in the IN-01

He won 53-48 - but the closest race in the state won by a republican was by almost 20 points... and the two neighboring districts were by 28 and 34 points.