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Indiana Primary: Impact of Trump Endorsements
Comparison of outcomes for incumbent state legislators based on Trump's support in Indiana.
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Inside the Indiana primary election races with Trump endorsements
President Donald Trump has gotten involved in Indiana elections before, but not at the level of a Statehouse primary ― let alone 19 of them. He had promised retribution if Indiana Republican senators rejected his push for mid-decade redistricting, and he has delivered by endorsing challengers to seven incumbents, plus a newcomer in an open seat. More recently, Trump has also endorsed the remaining Indiana Senate Republicans running for reelection who voted in favor of redistricting. He posted these endorsements to Truth Social, each with a boilerplate set of language. In the case of challenger endorsements, the person is running against a “RINO” and “America Last” incumbent who, “for whatever reason,” voted against redistricting; on the contrary, this primary challenger will “fight tirelessly to protect Hoosier values” and a list of Trump’s other top issues, from the border to the Second Amendment. Along with these endorsements come the pledge by out-of-state groups to spend millions in these races, driving up expenses to an extraordinary amount for races that are typically sleepy. Television ads and mailers have already started popping up in these districts. Here’s who’s running in each of these Statehouse districts where Trump is boosting a challenger to an incumbent or otherwise a political newcomer. Senate District 1 Where it is: In a portion of Lake County. What we’re watching: The Trump endorsement in this race was a late one ― while Trump isued a round of endorsements in six state Senate races months ago, during the second week of April he added two more, including in this district. The incumbent here, Sen. Dan Dernulc of Highland, is a relatively quiet one, having only served one term so far and without making waves, other than voting against redistricting. There’s a third Republican in this primary who Trump has not acknowledged. We will be interested to see if the unexplained delay has an impact on the power of Trump’s endorsement. Who Trump endorsed: Trevor De Vries, a St. John resident who works in risk assessment and insurance. View his campaign website here. The incumbent: Sen. Dan Dernulc, R-Highland, a senator since 2022 and a retired project manager at AT&T. View his campaign website here. Who else is running: Senate District 11 Where it is: Portions of Elkhart and St. Joseph counties. What we’re watching: This is the second late endorsement from Trump that came a month before the primary. The incumbent, Sen. Linda Rogers of Granger, h...
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