Municipal elections cost Indiana significantly more per vote than midterm and presidential contests, according to a state study released this week
President Donald Trump continues to call on Indiana lawmakers to redraw the state's congressional boundaries, even as state senators do not have enough votes to do so.
In a post on his Truth Social account, Trump wrote that he was “very disappointed in Indiana State Senate Republicans.” He also warned that he plans to back primary challengers against GOP lawmakers who refuse to redraw the state’s congressional maps.
The number of Indiana Republican senators facing threats of violence for opposing redistricting has increased, raising concerns among all lawmakers in the Statehouse.
West Lafayette, is confident voters will reward the decision to stick to his principles. One challenger seeks to test that.
President Trump and his allies are threatening to unleash war against Indiana Republicans over redistricting. Trump has said he will primary GOP holdouts in the Hoosier State who refuse to redraw the state’s map.
The president's criticism comes after Indiana's state GOP Senate leader announced that there was not enough support for lawmakers to pursue redistricting.