For most of Donald Trump’s second term, Republicans have bent to his will. But in two Midwestern states, Trump’s plan to maintain control of the U.S. House in next year’s election by having Republicans redraw congressional districts has hit a roadblock.
Despite weeks of campaigning by the White House, Republicans in Indiana and Kansas say their party doesn’t have enough votes to pass new, more GOP-friendly maps. It’s made the two states outliers in the rush to redistrict — places where Republican-majority legislatures are unwilling or unable to heed Trump’s call and help preserve the party’s control on Capitol Hill.
Lawmakers in the two states still may be persuaded, and the White House push, which has included an Oval Office meeting for Indiana lawmakers and two trips to Indianapolis by JD Vance, is expected to continue. But for now, it’s a rare setback for the president and his efforts to maintain a compliant GOP-held Congress after the 2026 midterms.
I don’t understand KS. I grew up in there. It was very red, but after Brownback fucked up the state, KS seems to be tolerating that shit less and less. It makes me feel like there might be hope.
They still have problems but it’s something. Missouri, on the other had, is regressing. It’s like playing wack-a-mole.
Thank God for Mississippi, eh?
Rigging elections is tough work.
“Redistricting” – oh, you mean racist gerrymander. Got it.
They sending Vance ,?!
Haha. No one likes him.
That’s probably why they won’t do it.
