美联社(Associated Press)预测，印第安纳州参议员特拉维斯·霍尔德曼(Travis Holdman)将在共和党州参议院初选中输给唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)总统支持的候选人布莱克·菲切特(Blake Fiechter)，以惩罚霍尔德曼去年投票反对总统推动的一项驱逐计划。
霍尔德曼是七名反对特朗普并面临总统支持的初选挑战者的州参议员之一。特朗普甚至在投票前就威胁要支持任何投反对票的初选挑战者。
Indiana state senator who defied Trump over redistricting loses reelection bid, AP projects
Indiana State Sen. Travis Holdman willlosein his Republican state Senate primary, The Associated Press has projected, to Blake Fiechter, a candidate endorsed by President Donald Trump to punish Holdman for his vote against aredistrictingplan pushed by the president last year.
Holdman is among seven state senators up for reelection who defied Trump and who faced primary challengers endorsed by the president. Trump threatened even before the vote to support primary challengers to anyone who voted against it.
