Source: Politics<\/p>\n
Indiana Senate Republican leader Rodric Bray reiterated his opposition to redrawing the state\u2019s congressional lines as his legislative body began to consider a new, state House-passed map Monday.<\/p>\n
But he would not say whether his caucus had enough votes to pass the measure being pushed by President Donald Trump, as he aims to keep Republicans\u2019 slim control over Congress next year. Recalcitrant Republicans in the Hoosier State have presented the president with one of the biggest political tests of his second term.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll all find out on Thursday,\u201d Bray said. It was a notable change from his regular insistence the GOP-controlled Senate lacks the votes to pass a mid-cycle redistricting measure.<\/p>\n
Bray also addressed threats of violence against many of his own members received after signaling they don\u2019t support remapping the state ahead of next year\u2019s midterm election.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s unsettling for all of our members and people across the state to endure that,\u201d he said of the dozen or so elected Indiana Republicans who have faced threats of pipe bombings, swattings and unsolicited deliveries of Domino\u2019s pizza<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Senate convened ahead of what is elected to be a final Thursday vote on the map the House passed last week. It would all but ensure GOP control over Indiana\u2019s nine House seats, up from their current 7-2 advantage. Bray cautioned it\u2019s possible the vote could slip to Friday.<\/p>\n As senators convened for a 13-minute session before adjourning for the day Monday, anti-redirecting protesters drowned out much of the proceedings with chants of \u201cNo means no\u201d and \u201cno cheaters.\u201d<\/p>\n Trump\u2019s aggressive remapping push, spearheaded in Texas, has withered in the face of state-level opposition elsewhere in the country.<\/p>\n