Democrats in Indiana, Ohio and Missouri face few good options to counter the GOP in its efforts to push forward with redistricting.

In Texas, Democrats temporarily blocked efforts to pass a GOP-friendly House map by leaving the state to deny Republicans the minimum number of lawmakers needed to conduct business. But Democrats in the three Midwestern states don’t have the numbers needed to deny Republicans a quorum, depriving them of one of the most effective ways to stall the redistricting process.

The situation has meant many Democratic leaders are struggling to find ways to fight back against potential new maps — and are leaning on each other for support.

“My job for the last several weeks has been to constantly explain to people why we're going to lose this fight. That is a deeply de

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