Vice President JD Vance is calling out a Republican Indiana State Senate leader for refusing to redistrict his state to bring greater representation to Republicans.
I'd like to thank @bray_rodric for not even trying to fight back against this extraordinary Democrat abuse of power.
— JD Vance (@JDVance) January 17, 2026
Now the votes of Indiana Republicans will matter far less than the votes of Virginia Democrats. We told you it would happen, and you did nothing. https://t.co/oj1XvXHKvM
Vance took aim at State Senate President Pro Tempore Rod Bray for refusing to add additional Republican seats to the Indiana map ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Numerous states have undergone redistricting ahead of the election, with Virginia most recently adding four Democrat leaning districts to their state after defeating Republicans during the 2025 state government elections.
Every Virginia Democrat just voted in lock step to redraw a state Kamala won by six to a 10D-1R map.
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) January 16, 2026
S/o to the Republicans in Indiana who refused to do this in a state President Trump won by 20 because he was "too mean" to them. https://t.co/pP3D5npt8j
“I'd like to thank [Rod Bray] for not even trying to fight back against this extraordinary Democrat abuse of power,” Vance said in a post on X. “Now the votes of Indiana Republicans will matter far less than the votes of Virginia Democrats. We told you it would happen, and you did nothing.”
Despite urging from President Trump and Republicans from across the country, Indiana Republicans have refused to redraw their map. Trump says that further refusal to do so will cause his Republican allies to “eventually lose everything to the Democrats.”
Without redistricting, Republicans face an increasingly likely scenario of losing their slim majority after the midterm elections.