A majority of Indiana Republican senators said no to President Donald Trump on redistricting. What makes Hoosiers different?

The rare — and forceful — show of defiance highlights the limits of Trump’s bully pulpit, months into his second term, and a unique dynamic in which local elected officials who were in office long before Trump began his political career were largely unmoved by national political machinations.

President Donald Trump issued a lengthy late-night plea to Indiana lawmakers on the eve of their critical Dec. 11 redistricting vote.

The president and one of his sons have threatened to help primary the GOP lawmakers who vote against redistricting.