Donald Trump exacted revenge on Indiana Republican legislators who foiled his redistricting push last year in the state, backing challengers who unseated five incumbents in Tuesday’s primaries, NBC News projects.
One other GOP state senator who faced a Trump-endorsed opponent was locked in a tight race, while another survived.
The double-digit defeats of the five incumbents, some of whom are veterans of the Indiana Legislature, underscore the influence Trump continues to wield over the Republican Party, even as his approval rating among Americans broadly sags amid rising gas prices and the Iran war.
I saw an interesting observation during returns last night that there was a trend of more rural districts keeping incumbents while those closer to cities flipped to Trunp-endorsed candidates. I’d love it if these redhats get whomped by Dems in the fall,
Kind of still a loss if this moves Republicans more towards gerrymandering and such, plus I’m not sure what’s going to happen in Indiana if all places-- it’s literally one of the most backwards ass places.
Still nice to think about the state finally having a balanced state legislation though if it did happen, though. It gets way too overlooked in general elections, elections which are themselves generally overlooked.