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Bluetus

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1. That is great news, of course. but let us understand,

Reply to Norbert (Original post)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 05:42 PM

Dec 11

Indiana was already one of the worst gerrymanders in the country, and the reality is that this gerrymander-on-steroids could well have backfired on the Republicans. This was not necessarily a vote of conscience, decency, or respect for our democracy. The Republicans have a good thing going in Indiana, with supermajority control as a result of EXTENSIVE gerrymandering at the legislature level. In the end, this was more about self-preservation in the face of a possible 2026 blue wave.

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Indiana Rejects New Congressional Maps [View all] Norbert Dec 11 OP

That is great news, of course. but let us understand, Bluetus Dec 11 #1

All True DarthDem Dec 11 #2

Yep. Every day now we see Republicans acting for their own self-preservation Bluetus Dec 12 #3

A massive rebuke canetoad Dec 12 #4