Trump flexes his power in Indiana as backed candidates defeat GOP legislators

A Damaging Fight for Republicans in Indiana

The entire effort cost $13.5 million, which could have gone to beating Democrats.

Trump-Backed Challengers Unseat Five Indiana GOP Incumbents Over Redistricting Stance

In deep-red states across America, conservative voters carry a straightforward expectation: the Republicans they elect will actually champion Republican priorities. Not hedge. Not quietly surrender ground to Democrats. Not play it safe while a fragile House majority teeters on the edge. When elected officials forget who put them in office, there’s really only one remedy...

Trump flexes his power in Indiana as backed candidates defeat GOP legislators

Elections in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan on Tuesday continued a recent trend of proving that while President Donald Trump still has a hold over the Republican party, Democrats are gaining momentum ahead of November's midterm elections. Indiana still backs Trump In Indiana, Trump-backed candidates ousted most of the Republican state Senators who opposed his redistricting push back in December. Five of the seven targeted incumbents lost , with one …

Millions Spent to Unseat GOP Redistricting Foes in Indiana

The $3 million Sen. Jim Banks spent to primary Indiana GOP legislators who did not support President Trump's redistricting effort paid off Tuesday.

Trump Gets Revenge Over Failed Indiana Redistricting During Tuesday’s Elections

Source: Mirror Indy / Getty Heading into Tuesday, Indiana’s state-level elections were seen as a test for how much sway President Donald Trump still has over Republican voters. Last fall, Trump swore to retaliate against the Indiana state Senators who voted against redistricting by supporting primary challengers in their reelection bids. Well, Trump mostly got what he wanted as five of the seven candidates he endorsed won on Tuesday night. Accor…

Trump-Backed Challengers Defeat Five Indiana GOP Incumbents

U.S. President Donald Trump helped unseat five incumbent Republican state senators in Indiana’s primary elections after backing challengers opposed to lawmakers who resisted his redistricting efforts last year.