31 - 19 Indiana votes to reject the MAGA gerrymandered map.

[applegrove]

CNN

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5644276-indiana-senate-rejects-gop-map/

[newdeal2]

1. Mother's revenge

Aka did Pence have anything to do with this?

Either way, quite funny. I wonder if they will lose their funding like Trump threatened to do.

[applegrove]

5. I think it was self preservation a bit because gerrymandering

would have spread out Republican voters really thin making them extra vulnerable to a huge blue wave election. That was part of it I think.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

6. Good point. Yeah, I think they see the writing on the wall.

[applegrove]

18. That is what CNN said.

[wolfie001]

16. I really love that take!

tRUMP's painted himself into a corner.

[applegrove]

19. CNN

[radical noodle]

7. Here's the thing...

trump better think long and hard before taking away all funding for Indiana. Hoosiers may lean Republican, but they've been known to vote for Democrats if they're pissed at repubs.

[Lulu KC]

28. Obama won 2008

I tell myself that with some frequency.

[popsdenver]

20. Very likely

The Republicans have already been with holding all kinds of money and assistance that was designated for Colorado, and other BLUE states also, and is making life miserable for us Colorado citizens......The Rural Colorado, and Colorado Springs voters that voted for him are already learning the effects of having voted for Trump and other Republicans.........The Republicans are already throwing them under the bus, along with us, once the RepubliCONs won the election........

My message to everyone of those REPUBLICAN MAGA Voters that are NOW also getting screwed over royal and complaining...

YOU GREW IT,..... YOU CHEW IT,........ MUNCH....MUNCH....MUNCH....

[ananda]

21. That is a good question ...

I mean, they did it even in the face of serious
threats by Trump to cut off all financing to the
state.

That's pretty impressive.

[malaise]

2. Great news

Eff you Mangy

[mahina]

3. Gives me. some comfort to see this decency.

[lostnfound]

15. I think it is never decency.

More likely they realized that some of them would actually be putting themselves at risk.

[bucolic_frolic]

8. (R) Incumbents have figured out that redistricting weakens their own re-election chances

Redistricting makes them vulnerable to a Blue Wave election, which is a possibility now.

[Big Blue Marble]

9. Another sign of Trump;s lame duck status

Imagine Republicans standing up to Trump, when the law firms and universities would
not. I predict his threats are hollow too, further weakening him.

[Cheezoholic]

10. I've been saying they wouldn't pass it. IN isn't MAGA as much as it is generational moderate repuke

And its ingrained into every repuke Hoosier to not let the Fed push you around. They hate the Fed Govt here more than they may not like liberals lol.

[applegrove]

11. I did not know that.

[Cheezoholic]

13. They ran Pence out of the Gov's office over his insane abortion shit. Indy was covered with Pence get out of town signs

FatAss threw him a lifeline because he was done here. This state non gerrymandered is probably 45/55 blue/red. The state legislature knows this all to well.

[Volaris]

22. I can very much live with that.

[IndyPepper]

12. I live in Indiana

so allow me to add some perspective. There was a strong upswell of opposition from Indiana citizens of all political stripes, and to their credit 31 of the Senators listened to their voters and acted accordingly. Democrats were especially organized and vocal in spearheading the opposition, but part of the opposition came from rural voters in the hinterlands who feared that a map that carved up Indianapolis would lump them in with big-city voters and dilute their voices. They especially feared the rich monied Republicans of Indy ignoring their concerns.

There is a very strong sentiment against Indianapolis in the General Assembly, as evidenced by its history of passing legislation that disadvantages the city to the benefit of other parts of the state. Of course, that's terribly shortsighted, given that Indianapolis is far and above the most important economic engine in the state.

One final note: The state is already gerrymandered, with Republicans holding 73 percent of the seats in the General Assembly and 80 percent of the Congressional delegation despite only receiving, on average, about 55 percent of the vote statewide. So, a fair map, which our Trump lackey governor Mike Braun claimed this rejected monstrosity would be, would mean Republicans would not have a supermajority in the General Assembly and the Congressional delegation would be 5-4 in favor of Republicans. But, of course, fairness is not the aim of Trump and his sycophants.

[malaise]

17. Thanks

Rec

[Lulu KC]

27. Explained well

[Raven123]

29. Thank you. Was looking for an informed explanation

[Skittles]

38. thank you for the outstanding assessment

I always appreciate getting the "boots on the ground" reports

[Ruby the Liberal]

41. Thanks!

I heard a pundit talking the other night about unintended consequences with spreading out the GOP voters too thin. Sounds like you guys were all over it.

And Welcome to DU

[angrychair]

14. Honestly surprised

But it's awesome that they stood their ground. Hopefully they don't back down.

[senseandsensibility]

23. Cool headline on nbc.com

referring to this as a "major rebuke to Trump". He is just growing weaker and weaker and is starting to lose his grip, even on the base. Now we just need the WH press corps to start growing a spine.

[gay texan]

24. Here comes the punisments from Trump

Abusive rage inbound

[MarineCombatEngineer]

36. Which is being ignored more and more as Flim Flam Man becomes more and more

incoherent.

[Mr. Sparkle]

25. The heritage foundation can take their threat from earlier and stick it where the sun dont shine

Well done Indiana.

[Lulu KC]

26. YAY YAY YAY

A ray of sunshine.

[senseandsensibility]

30. Lol He is now on CNN saying he wasn't

very involved in the Indiana redistricting. Yeah, sure, trumpie. He also said it's only a couple of seats. CNN also reported that Don Jr. threatened to campaign personally against any Rs who voted against it. Guess that didn't faze them.

[Warpy]

31. Very brabe of them considering the bullying from the Whate House

to ;cut off all funding to the state. Part of me hopes Fatso is stupid enough to follow through with it, I imagine articles of impeachment will be filed immediately and they might have a chance of sticking, since Indiana is one of the reddest states in the country and Republicans will be the ones trying to oust him.

I just bought popcorn today, irst time in a couple of years.

[applegrove]

32. Yup. All the threatening and thuggery Trump is doing is just hitting

the ground with a thud these days.

[duckworth969]

33. Color me surprised

[AllaN01Bear]

34. good .

[MarineCombatEngineer]

35. ....

Speaking to reporters, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said it was “disappointing,” but added he was “very, very bullish” about next year’s elections despite Indiana’s rejection of a new map.

“We have better candidates, better message, and we have a lot to show the people, so we’ll continue our momentum,” he said.

Mikey has to be the most cluesless Repig in Congress, he's either in denial of the tsunami coming against repigs in Congress in 2026, or he's a liar, or both.
Whatever it is, please Mikey, proceed with your message to the American people.

[Jack Valentino]

37. BREAKING NEWS: 31 Indiana Republicans have a SPINE!

[EnergizedLib]

39. It is not often I am proud of this state

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This is one of those very rare instances.

Of course, the senator from where I’m at voted yes. Ugh.

[Martin68]

40. Great news. The beginning of the end for Trump?