About this episode
The episode discusses the principled stand of Indiana Republican Senators against gerrymandering despite pressure from Donald Trump.
In December of 2025, 21 Republican Senators in Indiana’s General Assembly did the most patriotic thing they could do: They put country—in this case, State—over political party. Despite forceful pressure from President Trump’s administration to strong-arm them into drawing a new voting map, they joined with 10 Democrats in refusing to commit an unethical, mid-term gerrymandering of districts in order to gain two more Republican seats in the U.S. Congress. With the 2026 elections looming, and the possibility of the U.S. House of Representatives losing its Republican majority, the president’s followers went into high gear. There were threatening phone calls, texts, swatting, and even emails to the grandchildren of the defiant Republicans saying that their friends wouldn’t like them anymore if their grandparents didn’t vote for the redistricting. But the steadfast Senators stood their ground despite the onslaught. As one government official put it, “Hoosiers don’t cheat.” Their choice wasn’t, in my opinion, just putting State over Party. It was putting right over wrong. After losing the gerrymander battle, Donald Trump is reported as saying he will “primary” the defiant State…
People in this episode
Host: Joyce Keller Walsh
Topics covered
- gerrymandering
- politics
- Republican Party
- Indiana
- elections
- principled politicians
Keywords
- gerrymandering
- Indiana
- Republican Senators
- Donald Trump
- elections
- political pressure
- principled stand
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Republican Senators, Indiana’s General Assembly
Places: Indiana, U.S. Congress, U.S. House of Representatives
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