Well, howdy there, internet people it spell again.

So today, we're going to talk about Trump's big Indiana lame duck test.

Trump's been waddling back and forth along the edge of the duck pond for months.

He consistently violates the first rule of command, never give an order that won't be

obeyed. He constantly commands the Republican Party to do various things, and for the most part it's

worked, but there's been major breaks, most notably when it comes to redistricting, and of course the

Epstein files, but also on budgeting in the Fed. That signals that Republican politicians

know he's approaching the end of his time in office. But what about the average rank-and-file Republican? Are they still

obedient to Trump's whims? And more importantly, will they still vote the way he tells them to?

Well, we're going to find out soon. Indiana very publicly refused to play along with Trump's nationwide redistricting campaign,

where he wanted to gerrymander to create more seats for Republicans.

Trump said he was going to punish the Republican state senators

who tried to represent their constituents' wishes instead of obeying orders from D.C.

Millions have been spent by Republicans trying to oust eight Republican senators.

So far, it doesn't seem to be going well, and the incumbents seem to have the support of Republican voters in Indiana,

many of whom support Trump's national policies, but feel he should stay out of their state politics.

On May 5th, the primary in Indiana happens.

If Trump succeeds in ousting the incumbents, he'll buy a little more time before his lame

duck status kicks in.

A win here for Trump would help keep Republican politicians in line because he can still

damage their careers.

However, if the incumbents win, Trump's out of leverage.

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