Former Transportation Secretary and Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg criticized Republican redistricting efforts at a Thursday rally in Indiana, accusing the other party of “cheating” in their attempts to redraw congressional maps.

“They want the outcome of the election to be decided before you even get to go vote,” Buttigieg said during the rally, which took place at the Indiana Statehouse.

Buttigieg added that state Republicans were “being pressured” into redistricting, which he said they knew “in their hearts” was wrong.

“And we know why they’re doing it, which is because the agenda of Washington Republicans is so unpopular that even here in Indiana they are afraid of losing if they have to run on a fair map,” Buttigieg continued.

Ahead of the 2026 midterms, several states have taken the unusual step of pursuing mid-decade redistricting to redraw........

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