Trump-backed Republicans win big in Indiana primaries in coup for president
Key takeaways
- Seven state senators who voted against Donald Trump’s redistricting push now face challengers endorsed by the president.
- Of the seven Trump-endorsed challengers to state senate candidates, at least four won.
- Seven state senators who voted against Trump’s mid-decade redistricting push faced challengers endorsed by the president, who said that “every one of these people should be ‘primaried’” after the effort failed.
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Seven state senators who voted against Donald Trump’s redistricting push now face challengers endorsed by the president. Photograph: AJ Mast/APView image in fullscreen Seven state senators who voted against Donald Trump’s redistricting push now face challengers endorsed by the president. Photograph: AJ Mast/APUS news Trump-backed Republicans win big in Indiana primaries in coup for president Party’s incumbents had resisted Trump’s bruising campaign to pressure them into redrawing congressional districts
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleA majority of Indiana Republican legislators whose opponents were backed by Donald Trump lost their primaries on Tuesday, giving the president wins in a deep-red state just months after lawmakers there rejected his redistricting plan.
Of the seven Trump-endorsed challengers to state senate candidates, at least four won.