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The Playbook Podcast

Trump put to the test in the Midwest

The Playbook Podcast

POLITICO

News, Daily News, Politics, Government

3.9699 Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2026

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Playbook heads to the Midwest. All eyes are on Indiana as voters hit the polls for the primary. It will be Trump’s big first test to see if his power still holds with the Republican Party. Jack Blanchard and Dasha Burns break down this unusual state senate race. And staying in the Midwest, a well-known ICE official is gunning for a House seat in Ohio—will it work for the Republicans? Plus, the Strait of Hormuz is back in the news.

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0:32.9

Today on the Playbook podcast, how much power does Donald Trump still hold over the Republican Party?

0:38.9

We'll get a big test in Indiana tonight.

0:41.8

And the Midwest news keeps coming.

0:43.7

It's primary day two in Ohio.

0:46.0

And J.D. Vance is in Iowa.

0:48.2

And we better talk about the war, too, because the ceasefire is creaking in the strait of Hormuz.

0:52.9

We've got the latest on Donald Trump's strategy.

0:55.7

Hello, I'm Jack Blanchard. And I'm Dasha Burns. It is Tuesday, May 5th. Happy Cinco de Mayo, indeed.

1:05.7

But it's more of a Midwestern flavor, I'm afraid, to the playbook podcast today. I don't know if that's a good thing.

1:09.9

There are plenty of Sinkgo-Domaya celebrations all across the Midwest today. It's also Taco Tuesday

1:15.6

for those who celebrate. That is a very good point. We don't normally pay a huge amount of

1:21.3

attention to primaries for state Senate elections on this podcast because we'd be spending a lot of

1:26.8

time talking about them if we did.

1:27.9

But it's a big deal today in Indiana because really what we're looking at is a test of Donald

1:33.2

Trump's ability to wreak vengeance upon his enemies and the Republican Party.

1:37.6

I'm sure listeners will remember that it was eight Republican state senators in Indiana that

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