E. Martinez

Hey, Leila.

So lots of states, right, are doing this mid-cycle redistricting and this kind of tit for tat.

Why is Indiana so notable?

Well, first, it is high drama.

We do not know what's going to happen here.

Currently, Indiana is represented by seven Republicans and two Democrats.

The proposed map would dismantle those two heavily Democratic districts.

Even many Republican lawmakers have pushed back despite a lot of

pressure from Trump and his allies.

So if this effort fails, it's a huge rebuke.

And if it passes, Democrats could be wiped out from Indiana's delegation.

So a lot at stake here.

You're there in Indianapolis.

What are you seeing at the stake?

Hundreds of protesters with handmade signs packed the hall outside the Senate yesterday.

The protesters opposed to redistricting were chanting so loudly that senators could hear it inside the chamber.

127 people signed up for public comment.

I met one of them, Leon Bates.

Bates told me his predominantly black community will be chopped up.

The new map will divide Indianapolis into four.