Show me the map!

Just like Jerry Maguire said way back in 1996, there’s an obvious conclusion brewing in Indiana’s redistricting fight: let’s stop trying to pin lawmakers down to vote for a fictitious map. Let’s put one on the table for everyone to see and debate.

This discussion has been going on for three months. At least 21 Republicans in the Indiana House and Senate have committed to voting yes on a map they either haven’t seen or is locked behind closed political doors. Others have come out against the very idea of redistricting mid-cycle, which would be unprecedented in Indiana.

But the majority are in the middle — taking the absolutely reasonable approach that they aren’t going to promise to vote for or against something they haven’t seen. Chris Jensen: I'm a Republican mayor.

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