Closed doors, open outrage over Indiana’s redistricting push

As top Republicans privately discussed a proposed new power grab, Democrats were vigorously opposing it in public. When Vice President Vance came to pitch an unprecedented mid-decade redistricting, he met behind closed doors with Gov. Braun and GOP legislative leaders. None of them showed their faces to concerned citizens holding raucous rallies just yards away. IndyStar explains: "The effort to avoid interaction with the public highlights the tough spot in which Indiana’s Republican leaders find themselves. The unprecedented step of redrawing the state’s congressional maps mid-decade for purely political purposes could be viewed unfavorably by many Hoosiers, but there is also great political risk for any Republican politician who draws the ire of President Donald Trump."

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Top Indiana Republicans met with VP on redistricting. Only Democrats are talking about it

By: Tony Cook, Kayla Dwyer, and Brittany Carloni
August 7, 2025