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BumRushDaShow

(171,603 posts)
Mon May 4, 2026, 07:30 PM Monday

Trump's 'revenge' campaign against defiant Republicans hits snag: 'Four people showed up'

Source: Raw Story

May 4, 2026 7:30AM ET


President Donald Trump is hoping to exert enormous influence on Indiana’s primary election on Tuesday as part of a “revenge” campaign against defiant Republican state lawmakers, but early indicators suggest that the effort may have already landed with a thud.

Last year, Trump pushed hard for Indiana state Republicans to redraw their congressional district map in a way that would benefit the GOP, much as he successfully did in Texas. Trump’s efforts were met with “stiff” opposition, however, leading Trump and his allies to launch a multimillion-dollar “revenge campaign” to oust the GOP lawmakers who defied him.

That campaign got underway last week on Wednesday when the conservative advocacy organization Turning Point USA set up a “get-out-the-vote operation” for a Trump-backed candidate challenging Republican state Sen. Greg Good, who was placed on the “president’s revenge list.”

“They had lawn signs and fliers. A Spotify playlist titled ‘Trump Rally’ blared on a speaker at the outdoor Fairbanks Park amphitheater on the banks of the Wabash River,” reads a report from NOTUS published on Monday. The event, however, failed to generate the enthusiasm that Trump and his allies were likely hoping for. “Four people showed up, three of whom were part of the same family,” NOTUS reported.

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/indiana-2676846639/



Link to NOTUS REPORT - Indiana’s Primaries Become a Test of Trump’s Power
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Trump's 'revenge' campaign against defiant Republicans hits snag: 'Four people showed up' (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Monday OP
This is happening more and more RussBLib Monday #1
And the retirees at the Villages got just what they deserved... slightlv Monday #3
Dumb ass Republicans waited too long Bluetus Monday #4
What?? No pictures? I really wanted to see that pathetic sight for myself. Marie Marie Monday #2
I couldn't find a photo, so let this one substitute. usonian Monday #6
Good one - that'll do. Marie Marie Monday #8
snort Bengus81 17 hrs ago #10
People only show up at Chump's rallies when they know they'll get paid FakeNoose Monday #5
Yep, you nailed it! Talitha 17 hrs ago #9
... KS Toronado Monday #7

RussBLib

(10,716 posts)
1. This is happening more and more
Mon May 4, 2026, 07:54 PM
Monday

About time. The U.S. Open at Trump’s Doral course was also a bomb, with hardly anyone attending.

People are not showing up for Trump, except maybe in the Villages in Florida. Fuckers got nothin’ better to do.

https://russblib.blogspot.com/?m=1

slightlv

(7,899 posts)
3. And the retirees at the Villages got just what they deserved...
Mon May 4, 2026, 08:29 PM
Monday

talked down to, made fun of, and totally shamed and denigrated by their godking, trump. And yet, STILL they vote for him. Other than flat out dementia, I just don't understand them.

Bluetus

(3,030 posts)
4. Dumb ass Republicans waited too long
Mon May 4, 2026, 09:07 PM
Monday

We are already in the election season. I am working polls tomorrow. I don't believe there is time for Republicans to save themselves by distancing from Trump.

Besides, the news gets worse before it gets better. Trump is doing enormous damage to the economy that will take years to reverse.

FakeNoose

(42,146 posts)
5. People only show up at Chump's rallies when they know they'll get paid
Mon May 4, 2026, 09:27 PM
Monday


No money ... no fans show up.

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