Episode #430: Trump’s Magical Mystery Revenge & Retribution Tour

Donald Trump had an extraordinarily successful month of endorsing winning challengers to Republican incumbents in the primaries.  Laura Merrifield Wilson of the University of Indianapolis discusses the defeats of five Indiana state senators who opposed Trump’s redistricting plan.  Tyler Bridges of The Advocate/The Times-Picayune reports on how Sen. Bill Cassidy’s 2021 vote to convict Trump led to his defeat in 2026.  And Matthew Wilson of Southern Methodist University explains how four-term Sen. John Cornyn fell to Texas state attorney general Ken Paxton.

Music in this episode

My Way by Frank Sinatra

Doctor Wu by Steely Dan

Bad Reputation by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

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