"The president touched off an ever-escalating redistricting war when he demanded that red states redraw their maps to gain advantages in the 2026 midterms and dared Democrats to do the same. This week, Trump watched as most of the Indiana Republicans who defied his edict were defeated by Trump-backed candidates."
"Moynihan drew an objection from Phillip when she claimed that Indiana Republicans tried to stop the escalation and told her That's not what happened, okay?: PHILLIP: But where does this end? MCGOWAN: It ends at the For the People's Act, with the Democrats tried to pass an all-voted board that banned partisan gerrymandering."
"MCGOWAN: It ends where we make money, dark money out of politics. It ends when you put Democrats who already voted for the John Lewis Voter Rights Act back in power, and you actually pass those things that make voter election day a holiday, that give us mail-in ballots, that give us safety in voting. All the things the Republicans are currently trying to rip away."
"MCGOWAN: It started the voter suppression started with gerrymandering, then closing polling stations, then limiting drop boxes, and then mail-in voting and early voting and same-day registration. Those are all taking away from certain communities that vote Democratic. We have to stop doing that and it ends when you put Democrats in charge and you actually passed the laws that they tried to pass before all voted for Republicans (CROSSTALK) MOYNIHAN: Ends when Democrats in charge? That's the goal? Okay, what is the goal?"
Trump escalated a redistricting conflict by urging red states to redraw maps for advantage in the 2026 midterms and challenging Democrats to do the same. Indiana Republicans who defied the demand largely lost to Trump-backed candidates. On CNN NewsNight, Abby Phillip confronted Lydia Moynihan after Moynihan claimed Indiana Republicans tried to stop the escalation. The panelists linked gerrymandering to broader voting restrictions, including closing polling stations, limiting drop boxes, and restricting mail-in voting, early voting, and same-day registration. The argument framed these actions as voter suppression affecting communities that vote Democratic, with calls to pass measures such as the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voter Rights Act.
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