US EditionEx-GOP Governor Urges Party to Oppose Redistricting in Indiana: Don’t ‘Cave’ to White House
Daniels warns mid-cycle redistricting in Indiana could provoke public backlash and undermine fairness despite GOP winning 7 of 9 seats with 60% of votes, urging lawmakers to resist pressure.
- On Wednesday, Mitch Daniels, the former Republican Indiana Governor, urged Indiana Senate Republicans to resist White House pressure, citing that 'My home state of Indiana is on the national Republican target list for new lines.'
- The White House has been pressing Indiana Republican legislators since August, including two visits by Vice President JD Vance and a phone call from President Donald Trump, officials said.
- With about 60 percent of the vote, Republicans won seven of nine U.S. House seats under Indiana's congressional map, while only five Indiana Senate Republicans publicly support a new map.
- Daniels warned redrawing would generate public disgust and urged Indiana lawmakers not to cave to pressure, saying their duty is to Hoosiers, not a temporary occupant of the White House.
- Across the country, redistricting has become a national contest as Republican-led maps add seats in Texas and North Carolina while Virginia plans a special session Monday; Democrats need three seats to control the U.S. House next year.
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