A trailblazing Indiana Democrat’s next mission: Figuring out how to represent Republicans

The surprising midterm winner who flipped a district Trump won by 17 points

Carmel, Indiana (CNN) — J.D. Ford flipped a barn-red district in one of the nation’s most reliably Republican states. Now, like many of his soon-to-be colleagues across the country, the unlikely Democratic midterm winner is thinking about how to keep…

A trailblazing Indiana Democrat’s next mission: Figuring out how to represent Republicans

By Eric Bradner, CNN Carmel, Indiana (CNN) — J.D. Ford flipped a barn-red district in one of the nation’s most reliably Republican states. Now, like many of his soon-to-be colleagues across the country, the unlikely Democratic midterm winner is thinking about how to keep from becoming a one-term congressman.Ford ousted Republican Rep. Victoria Spartz in Indiana’s 5th District — terrain that stretches from the wealthy suburbs northeast of Indiana…