Indiana Republicans say they do not have the support necessary to pass a mid-cycle, partisan redistricting map more favorable to the party, despite an ongoing pressure campaign from the White House.
“The votes aren’t there for redistricting,” Molly Swigart, a spokesperson for the Indiana Senate Republican caucus, said in a Wednesday statement. The current map gives Republicans a 7-2 advantage in the state.
Trump held a personal phone call with reluctant state senators on Friday, but the plea failed to convince many lawmakers to support the measure.