President Donald Trump just sent a thunderous warning shot to the GOP establishment \u2014 and Indiana Republicans who crossed him are paying the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a stunning early midterm showing, Trump-backed primary challengers are on track to topple at least five of the seven Indiana state senators who defied the president last year on a controversial redistricting vote, according to ABC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The races, usually ignored by national media and flooded with only modest cash, suddenly became political war zones after Trump vowed revenge against Republicans who sided with Democrats to block a congressional map overhaul designed to strengthen GOP power in Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And voters appear to have listened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The seven targeted incumbents were among 21 Republican state senators who broke ranks last year and voted against the mid-decade redistricting proposal \u2014 a move that infuriated Trump and his allies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now, most of them are heading for the exits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One incumbent, state Sen. Greg Goode, narrowly survived against a Trump-endorsed challenger. Another, state Sen. Spencer Deery, remained locked in a razor-thin battle late Tuesday night against Trump-backed Paula Copenhaver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But nearly everywhere else, Trump\u2019s handpicked candidates surged to victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even in a district where the anti-redistricting incumbent chose not to seek reelection, the Trump-endorsed candidate was projected to win \u2014 underscoring the president\u2019s growing influence deep inside Republican state politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump celebrated the victories Tuesday night with a flurry of triumphant social media posts highlighting the winning candidates alongside his own image \u2014 a clear signal that he sees the results as a major political flex heading into the 2026 midterms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n