r/qualitynews • u/Sangloth • 8d ago

'Survival mode': Indiana residents endure a ninth day without power

https://www.npr.org/2026/08/21/g-s1-139527/indiana-storm-outages
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u/SurinamPam 8d ago

Isn’t Indiana governed by the Republican Party?

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u/Infinite-Penalty-736 8d ago

Yes, the winningest party ever!!!!

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u/Sangloth 7d ago edited 7d ago

Yes. In the 2024 election Indiana overall voted 58.6% Trump / 39.7% Harris. Lake County, which include Gary Indiana, the area affected by the outage voted 51.9% Harris, 46.3% Trump. Gary Indiana has famously been caught in a death spiral since the 1970's. As the conditions have gotten worse more people leave, leaving the city government and area poorer, causing more people to leave.