Indiana House Democrats assemble with Texas colleagues against gerrymandering

A half-dozen Indiana House Democrats met with their Texas colleagues this week in Chicago to oppose unprecedented mid-cycle redistricting efforts, a process that typically occurs once in a decade.

Earlier Wednesday, national nonpartisan election advocates softened their uniform opposition to gerrymandering, saying they recognized the “wide-reaching crisis in our democracy.”

Rep. Ed DeLaney, of Indianapolis, likened the effort to “congressional-level shoplifting.”

The nation’s top elected leader, President Donald Trump, has pressured GOP-led states to redraw the boundaries of their congressional districts in the hopes of keeping the slim Republican majority, starting with Texas. Republicans in the Lone Star State unveiled maps that could net their party an additional five seats but many