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Miles Archer

(24,018 posts)
Mon May 4, 2026, 04:10 PM 8 hrs ago

Trump's plan to "punish" Indiana Senators who "defied" him results in a RALLY CROWD of FOUR PEOPLE. USA! USA! USA! USA!

Trump’s revenge push in Indiana is off to a rough start.

Despite a flood of cash and backing from Turning Point USA, his bid to punish state senators who defied him on a redistricting vote is struggling to gain traction,

At a Wednesday rally for Republican challenger Brenda Wilson against state Sen. Greg Goode, organizers set out signs, passed around flyers and blasted a “Trump rally” playlist—for a crowd of four.

Three were from the same family, NOTUS reported.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-revenge-push-sputters-as-event-draws-crowd-of-four/

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Trump's plan to "punish" Indiana Senators who "defied" him results in a RALLY CROWD of FOUR PEOPLE. USA! USA! USA! USA! (Original Post) Miles Archer 8 hrs ago OP
"three were from the same family" Skittles 8 hrs ago #1
Inbreeding causes brain damage! BidenRocks 6 hrs ago #10
Fascism isn't popular and the shithead is making people rethink their life choices. Initech 8 hrs ago #2
He can't even do nazi well. paleotn 5 hrs ago #12
OMG, and the GOP there is engaged in a bitch-slap contest! nt GenThePerservering 7 hrs ago #3
Hilarious Emile 6 hrs ago #4
Indiana is very pro-Trump/MAGA Mad_Machine76 6 hrs ago #5
Don't give them too much credit D_Master81 6 hrs ago #7
I'm definitely not giving them any real credit Mad_Machine76 6 hrs ago #8
And in this climate, run a serious risk of losing some. paleotn 5 hrs ago #14
Braun is wildly unpopular radical noodle 5 hrs ago #11
Gas is up 50% from the Winter. The shine is wearing off fast. paleotn 5 hrs ago #13
As an Indiana resident D_Master81 6 hrs ago #6
Three were from the same family, NewLarry 6 hrs ago #9

Initech

(109,091 posts)
2. Fascism isn't popular and the shithead is making people rethink their life choices.
Mon May 4, 2026, 04:25 PM
8 hrs ago

Hey Donny, you're fired! MAGA has completely failed us on every possible level. Start taking that shitty fake gold garbage down from the Oval Office now!

paleotn

(22,567 posts)
12. He can't even do nazi well.
Mon May 4, 2026, 07:16 PM
5 hrs ago

He was supposed to "put people back to work" and "make the trains run on time". What they got was taking out a second mortgage just to fill their gas tanks. Stupid!!! As I've said since his first term, the one big thing we have going for us is he's a complete idiot and surrounds himself with idiots. No "handlers" this go around who have at least have some knowledge of how things actually work. Nope. Just the moron posse.

Mad_Machine76

(24,986 posts)
5. Indiana is very pro-Trump/MAGA
Mon May 4, 2026, 05:45 PM
6 hrs ago

I'm sort of stunned they are bucking Trump and Braun/Beckwith on this. I expected them to heartily roll over for him. Not that I expect much from them.

D_Master81

(2,651 posts)
7. Don't give them too much credit
Mon May 4, 2026, 05:54 PM
6 hrs ago

I’ve heard around the way that the biggest reason they didn’t do it was that if they broke the heavily Dem areas up it would turn some solid red seats into more of a challenge. So while they may pick up seats they would likely have to spend more money on closer races.

Mad_Machine76

(24,986 posts)
8. I'm definitely not giving them any real credit
Mon May 4, 2026, 05:57 PM
6 hrs ago

They just happen to be bucking Trump for practical reasons, not moral ones.

paleotn

(22,567 posts)
14. And in this climate, run a serious risk of losing some.
Mon May 4, 2026, 07:19 PM
5 hrs ago

Better to have a few seats locked in than have to actually campaign.

radical noodle

(10,676 posts)
11. Braun is wildly unpopular
Mon May 4, 2026, 06:53 PM
5 hrs ago

and even trump supporters are starting to sour on this whole thing. Hoosiers generally don't like being told what to do, particularly if they're already in a bad mood.

D_Master81

(2,651 posts)
6. As an Indiana resident
Mon May 4, 2026, 05:52 PM
6 hrs ago

I am very curious to see how tomorrow goes. Linda Rogers is the senator from my area and I can barely tell you what her challenger believes in other than he is endorsed by Trump and he is like Trump and will support President Trump’s agenda. Also the negative attack ads against her calling her a RINO that doesn’t support Trump. It’s really sick that local politics has just devolved into “do you support Trump or not”. I guess that how Braun won, all his ads were were that he was endorsed by Trump nothing else.

NewLarry

(168 posts)
9. Three were from the same family,
Mon May 4, 2026, 06:35 PM
6 hrs ago

and the fourth guy was just some rando looking for a sugar cream pie.

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