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Trump Has Become the Establishment Trump Takes On the Indiana Primaries, Thomas Massie and Mark Kelly

Podcast: Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff
Published: May 11, 2026
Duration seconds: 569
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Summary

Trump ran as the anti-establishment wrecking ball. Two years back in Washington, he is the establishment — and Indiana voters know it. In this episode, Paul Rieckhoff breaks down the first real battle in the war for the soul of the Republican Party: Trump-backed challengers eating incumbents in a state Mike Pence used to own, while libertarian-leaning Hoosiers tell canvassers they don't want Washington's thumb on the scale, no matter whose thumb it is. The bigger story sits just outside the frame: 40% of Indiana is independent, locked out of a closed primary, and that's where the real action is for 2026 and 2028.