The Indiana House of Representatives convenes to discuss redistricting at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, on Monday. Grace Hollars/IndyStar/USA Today Network/Imagn

Amid growing signs that even some Republicans are starting to view Donald Trump as something of a lame duck , the president and his allies have apparently chosen Indiana to reassert his dominance of the party.

They’ve picked a fight over redistricting in the Hoosier State as the battleground to prove that Trump can still bend GOP politicians to his will. They want to force those lawmakers to pass a map that they’ve previously opposed that would give Republicans more winnable US House seats.

It’s a risky bet for Trump and a hugely symbolic clash.

And it’s a thoroughly dangerous situation – both literally and for our dem

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