President Donald Trump’s attempt to strong-arm Indiana Republicans into passing a redistricting bill failed miserably on Thursday when GOP rebels in the state Senate sank it.
Senators rejected the push to gerrymander the Hoosier State’s nine-seat map ahead of next year’s midterms – by effectively eliminating its two remaining Democratic districts – by 31 to 19, despite Republicans holding a 40-10 supermajority in the chamber, as 21 conservatives broke ranks to vote with Democrats.
