ROOKE: Voters Taught GOP Leadership Valuable Lesson With ‘Revenge And Retribution’ Dish That Could Repeat On Them
ROOKE: Voters Taught GOP Leadership Valuable Lesson With ‘Revenge And Retribution’ Dish That Could Repeat On Them
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It’s not often that all eyes are watching state legislature races, but Tuesday night had the nation singularly focused on Indiana.
Redistricting is currently a hot topic after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Louisiana’s race-based House district maps were unconstitutional. It’s paved the way for GOP-led Southern states to redraw their maps to reflect their constituencies better. But it’s not the first time that redistricting carried the news since President Donald Trump’s second term began.
In 2025, national GOP leaders, including Trump and Vice President JD Vance, urged Indiana to redraw the state’s House district maps. Indiana has nine House districts. As a deep-red state, allowing two Democratic Party-controlled districts didn’t align with the state’s actual voters. Voters wanted the Indiana state legislature to redistrict the state from a 7-2 Republican........
