Midwest nasty: ‘Hoosier nice’ gets swamped in Trump White House’s redistricting revenge tour against Indiana Republicans

Published April 10, 2026 6:31am ET



It used to be that Indiana state Sen. Greg Walker was the one poaching big game inside the GOP. 

In 2006, he bagged the biggest “RINO” possible, taking out the long-serving state Senate leader, Bob Garton. Walker toured the state Senate district centered on Columbus, Indiana, in a refurbished orange 1970 Slant-6 Plymouth Valiant, encouraging supporters to scrawl in permanent marker on the campaign sedan.

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