Indiana Republicans Unveil New Restricting Map That Could Result in Two More GOP House Members, But It's Unclear if Indiana RINOs Will Pass It

RINOs are balking about redistricting because... I don't know why. Because Democrats will be mad at them.

But other Republicans have unveiled their redistricting plan to spit Democrats up so that Indiana's 7 to 2 delegation can become a clean sweep of nine Republicans to zero Democrats.

(If things work out -- there are no guarantees.)

The move comes as President Donald Trump pressures Republicans across the country to redistrict in order to bolster the GOP's chances of holding the House in 2026.

Indiana currently has 7 Republicans and 2 Democrats in Congress. The proposed map would split the current Democratic-leaning districts into the other GOP-leaning districts and divide the blue-leaning urban areas, Politico reported.

It remains unclear whether the legislature will pass the plan, though Trump has urged them to do so.

Ron "The Meatball" DeSantis says he'll call a special legislative session early next year in order to pass a redistricting map for Florida.

"Yeah, so we're going to redistrict," DeSantis told The Floridian on Monday, according to NOTUS.

The governor said that the timing of redrawing the state's congressional map will depend on the results of a voting rights case before the Supreme Court.

The case is regarding the legality of Section 2 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which has been interpreted as the enforcement mechanism for the 15th Amendment. The statute allows judicial relief for a voter if they believe their right to vote is being infringed upon on the basis of race.

"The argument in October about Section 2 of the VRA, that impacts Florida's maps, so we're going to do it next spring," DeSantis said. "I am going to talk to [state Senate Majority Leader Ben Albritton] about when it makes sense to do it, but that will be done. I think we are going to be required to do it because of this court decision."

Florida GOP Chairman Evan Power said last month that he expects Republicans to gain three to five House seats under the new redistricting proposal.

Note that DeSantis seems to be saying he must redistrict if the Supreme Court overturns the unconstitional judge-made rule that districts must be drawn on racial grounds. But I don't know if he's saying that if the Supreme Court punts on this issue, he'll redistrict anyway.

In the meantime, we're waiting for results from the special election in Tennessee 7, a +10 Trump district in which an absolute maniac even further to the left than AOC is actually within two points of winning the seat and narrowing the deadly-thin GOP majority still further.

If you're in the district, you must vote. It's critical.

posted by Ace at 02:30 PM

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