"Indiana primaries on 5 May, in which five of seven Trump-backed candidates ousted stalwart conservative Republican state legislators who had refused his command to redraw congressional districts, has been the only victory Trump can claim recently. Indiana, happily for him, is not Iran. His appeal still prevails at least over the increasingly narrow band of Maga voters. But the persistence of Trump's domination is a sign of mounting haplessness. His victory is an augury of repudiation."
"Maga devotion is hardening in response to his dwindling popularity, a telltale reaction of true believers to a failed prophesy. The cult survives, the party withers. On the same day the Indiana Republicans went down to defeat to sate Trump's vengefulness, a Democrat won a bellwether Michigan state senate seat by 20 points in a district that Kamala Harris carried by less than a point. The bell tolls for thee."
"The Republicans have no instinct for separation from Trump, no will to stage an intervention, no ability to muster an ultimatum. They have been complicit in their captivity, co-conspirators in their demise. As the ballots were being cast in Indiana to terminate the Republican dissenters, Republican US Senate leaders proposed $1bn for security improvements to Trump's extravagant ballroom. Originally, Trump promised that corporate donors, many with federal contracts, would finance his vanity. But this is apparently insufficient."
"The Republican Congress has now been prompted to throw in the extra billion, compounding the corruption . A tribute to Trump, momentarily assuaging his desire to be worshipped as a god, is a major campaign gift to the Democrats. While the world burns, Trump spends a good deal of his time talking about interior decorating more swirling gold lettered signage at the White House is a priority. From the balcony of Ned's private club across from the treasury department, a new favorite hive of Trump officials and the lobbyis"
Trump-backed candidates won Indiana primaries on 5 May by ousting conservative state legislators who refused to redraw congressional districts. The victory is framed as a repudiation of dissent and as evidence of Trump’s continuing dominance among a shrinking band of Maga voters. On the same day, a Democrat won a Michigan state senate seat by 20 points in a district where Kamala Harris had won by less than a point. The piece argues Republicans lack the will or ability to intervene against Trump’s influence. It claims Republican leaders proposed $1bn for security improvements to Trump’s extravagant ballroom, after corporate donors were expected to fund his vanity. It adds that additional spending compounds corruption and that Trump’s focus on interior decorating and signage persists while Democrats benefit from a major campaign gift.
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