Great news. Was odd to see some Republicans not fold to Trump especially with the very direct threats.
StrangerFew2424 on
Good. Fuck Trump.
scrotalsmoothie on
✊🏼Well done.
unital_subalgebra on
> But even after the state House approved the new map last week, it failed in the state Senate by a vote of 31-19.
Wow, Trump’s gerrymandering push in Indiana wasn’t just defeated, it was rejected by a landslide even though the Indiana Senate has a GOP supermajority. I never expect Republicans to do the right thing so I’m actually pretty surprised by this.
snail_earnhardt on
Proud Hoosier right now
Ok-Lets-Talk-It-Out on
The fact these people actually represented their constituents is going to enrage Trump.
ununuii on
I love the fuck you to Trump the most, but even if it had passed I don’t think redistricting is going to be the buoy against voter anger that Republicans hope it will. Many of those redrawn districts are going to end up getting pushed over & flipped if they drew themselves more “lean red” districts but have to defend thinner margins because the voters got spread out.
Warm_Shoulder3606 on
WINdiana
yodelsJr on
Respect to the GOP Senators showing principle on this occasion. With how unhinged Trump’s rhetoric has been it’s almost certainly a bit nervewracking.
DistractedPhoenix on
This is even bigger than Miami’s governors race
the_dayman56 on
Maybe constantly swatting members of your own party was not the best strategy there dipshits
IWantPizza555 on
I could cry. This is great news.
ahdidi413 on
Ketchup is going to fly. Guarantee this is both unexpected and unwelcome news for the glorious dictator.
daylily on
Good day to be a Hoosier.
And this vote happened after Trump declared the state will lose all funding and after most of our representatives faced death threats, swatting, bomb threats and watched their children and businesses targeted.
Today we are the Holding Hoosiers.
CEOPhilosopher on
I hate this diaper-filling idiot, so knowing he’ll be screeching and slinging ketchup on the walls at 3 am is so satisfying to me. I’m sure this was largely motivated by Republican self-interest, but it’s good to see something RESEMBLING a spine anyways.
lifeat24fps on
Now Republicans are free to run on the A+++++ economy and the affordability hoax. Just buy fewer pencils, guys.
Ainvb on
Somewhere there is a janitor specializing in ketchup stain removal who is hugging his wife and kids telling them he may not be home for a while.
LomentMomentum on
Great news, although I hope these senators get bodyguards.
Crib15 on
The quicker the GOP realizes he’s a lame duck, the midterms are already lost and he’s not worth protecting the better
Hooze on
As someone from Indiana who watched the Indiana Senate talk about this, a few factors stood out:
1) the proposed map drew lines to split populated areas, which made little sense from a real-world implications standpoint. Having mid-sized cities be split in half makes for some confusing policy decisions within a city.
2) Indianapolis was split into 4 districts and combined with rural parts of the state, and rural Republicans didn’t want to share their district with Indianapolis.
3) There were legitimate legal questions as to if the redistricting violated the Indiana constitution. Indiana taxpayers would’ve been funding lawsuits at the very least, and the maps might’ve been struck down eventually by the Indiana Supreme Court.
MariahHills on
Hoosier here. I watched the whole thing at my desk. Give these Republicans credit. Some of their speeches were almost inspiring. Indiana has a history of voting person over party (Like going Obama in 2008). Maybe threatening people doesn’t work in some parts of the country.
King_Kung on
2nd biggest win by Indiana in the last week!
FalstaffsGhost on
Yeah, cause they saw the results of the elections in November and realize that by spreading themselves that thin they can get fucked over in a wave election
KolashRye on
The citizens of Indiana still have several hundred of our national guard stationed in Washington DC.
I think our governor should recall them due to the ongoing threats to our lawmakers. If our politicians are being threatened, maybe we should keep them here.
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Great news. Was odd to see some Republicans not fold to Trump especially with the very direct threats.
Good. Fuck Trump.
✊🏼Well done.
> But even after the state House approved the new map last week, it failed in the state Senate by a vote of 31-19.
Wow, Trump’s gerrymandering push in Indiana wasn’t just defeated, it was rejected by a landslide even though the Indiana Senate has a GOP supermajority. I never expect Republicans to do the right thing so I’m actually pretty surprised by this.
Proud Hoosier right now
The fact these people actually represented their constituents is going to enrage Trump.
I love the fuck you to Trump the most, but even if it had passed I don’t think redistricting is going to be the buoy against voter anger that Republicans hope it will. Many of those redrawn districts are going to end up getting pushed over & flipped if they drew themselves more “lean red” districts but have to defend thinner margins because the voters got spread out.
WINdiana
Respect to the GOP Senators showing principle on this occasion. With how unhinged Trump’s rhetoric has been it’s almost certainly a bit nervewracking.
This is even bigger than Miami’s governors race
Maybe constantly swatting members of your own party was not the best strategy there dipshits
I could cry. This is great news.
Ketchup is going to fly. Guarantee this is both unexpected and unwelcome news for the glorious dictator.
Good day to be a Hoosier.
And this vote happened after Trump declared the state will lose all funding and after most of our representatives faced death threats, swatting, bomb threats and watched their children and businesses targeted.
Today we are the Holding Hoosiers.
I hate this diaper-filling idiot, so knowing he’ll be screeching and slinging ketchup on the walls at 3 am is so satisfying to me. I’m sure this was largely motivated by Republican self-interest, but it’s good to see something RESEMBLING a spine anyways.
Now Republicans are free to run on the A+++++ economy and the affordability hoax. Just buy fewer pencils, guys.
Somewhere there is a janitor specializing in ketchup stain removal who is hugging his wife and kids telling them he may not be home for a while.
Great news, although I hope these senators get bodyguards.
The quicker the GOP realizes he’s a lame duck, the midterms are already lost and he’s not worth protecting the better
As someone from Indiana who watched the Indiana Senate talk about this, a few factors stood out:
1) the proposed map drew lines to split populated areas, which made little sense from a real-world implications standpoint. Having mid-sized cities be split in half makes for some confusing policy decisions within a city.
2) Indianapolis was split into 4 districts and combined with rural parts of the state, and rural Republicans didn’t want to share their district with Indianapolis.
3) There were legitimate legal questions as to if the redistricting violated the Indiana constitution. Indiana taxpayers would’ve been funding lawsuits at the very least, and the maps might’ve been struck down eventually by the Indiana Supreme Court.
Hoosier here. I watched the whole thing at my desk. Give these Republicans credit. Some of their speeches were almost inspiring. Indiana has a history of voting person over party (Like going Obama in 2008). Maybe threatening people doesn’t work in some parts of the country.
2nd biggest win by Indiana in the last week!
Yeah, cause they saw the results of the elections in November and realize that by spreading themselves that thin they can get fucked over in a wave election
The citizens of Indiana still have several hundred of our national guard stationed in Washington DC.
I think our governor should recall them due to the ongoing threats to our lawmakers. If our politicians are being threatened, maybe we should keep them here.
Midwest Folks can make the change.