Republican primary ads launch in support of Trump’s call for redistricting revenge

By: Tom Davies

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: March 17, 2026

Words: 1,012

Last Updated: 4 days, 1 hour ago

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The first wave of broadcast and digital advertising attacks have landed against Republican state senators who voted against the Indiana congressional redistricting.

Those ads targeting at least five senators who face primary challengers endorsed by President Donald Trump are coming from a dark-money group affiliated with GOP U.S. Sen. Jim Banks.

The ads that started appearing last week follow the theme that the senators opposed “President Trump’s plan to remove liberal Democrats from …

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