I appreciated Sadia Khatri’s column, “JD Vance hid in tunnels, but protesters made their voices heard.”
Indiana has historically bucked national trends when it comes to political extremes. Unfortunately, Vice President JD Vance’s visit to Indiana shows that may no longer be the case.
He came to make the case for Indiana to engage in the national political trend of gerrymandering. The ultimate goal of this campaign is for Republicans to hold on to power in the U.S. House of Representatives following the midterm elections.
Republicans in other states around the country have become complicit in similar tactics to this end meant to usurp democratic norms.
I hope our state leaders are able to resist the this presidential administration and maintain Hoosier values in the name of democracy. Republican or Democratic, Indiana ought to play by the rules.
Kurt Stuhldreher lives in Indianapolis.
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Vance’s redistricting push tests Indiana’s resistance to political extremes | Letters
Reporting by Kurt Stuhldreher / Indianapolis Star
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