Indiana Democrats look for way forward after disappointing election

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10 thoughts on “Indiana Democrats look for way forward after disappointing election

  1. Maybe Dems should have a real plan of proposals and real proposed policies.
    Maybe stop using the national DNC narratives of hate, and false accusations.
    Maybe quit the woke and socialistic claims, including racism and sexism.
    Maybe quit using minorities as your automatic allies, they have minds of their own also.
    Maybe look at life like we are all people and we all need respect and consideration.
    Maybe quit using abortion as a primary issue.
    Maybe I quit writing now.

    1. Jennifer McCormick had a much more detailed property tax plan than Mike Braun.
      Joe Biden accomplished more of Donald Trump’s “infrastructure week” than Trump ever did.

      Did any of it matter? Not to a large chunk of the electorate.

      Not one Trump voter has been able to articulate an economic rationale for what Trump is going to fix. Every economist worth their salt is telling everyone tariffs are a bad idea and deporting millions of people is going to jack up labor costs. It apparently doesn’t matter one whit to a Trump voter, who all just tell me that “but Trump said it wouldn’t” and “you can’t believe any of those woke media.” Huh?

      Do I understand the “everything is going to hell” attitude? Yeah. I just don’t see how, after his first four years in office, anyone can still think he cares about anyone but himself.

  2. The Trump era continues,” Tew told IBJ Wednesday afternoon. “I’m absolutely mystified as to why people think that person ought to be running this country.”.
    And that right there is one of the reasons why they don’t win elections. Quit insulting the voters intelligence when they don’t choose your candidate.

    1. Rhea, that type of rhetoric has only been directed at Donald Trump; it is not a typical D tactic. But, ious for good reason because Trump is a disgusting human being who spews hate and lies, so the fact that voters look past that and have joined his cult of personality is perplexing to some of us. If you are so personally insulted by that perhaps you should reflect on why that is.

  3. Kip, the rest of us are mystified as to why you and every other Democrat were set to vote for the drooling Potato until George Clooney told you not to. Why no “journalists” asked Harris or “Dr” Jill exactly when the Potato lost his cognitive skills. Why democrats choose people based on gender and skin color(except for your job, of course). Why your good buddy Hogsett still has a job after harboring a sexual predator and a 25% vacancy on IMPD. Why people like you support criminals over cops and terrorists over Israel
    I could go on

    Does that help the mystery any?

    1. How does Andre Carson win? He uses “Extremism” and fear as his campaign platform for every election.

    2. His district is gerrymandered in such a way he doesn’t have to do anything to win.

      Meanwhile the southern third of Indianapolis shares a representative with Richmond, Indiana… a rich guy bound and determined to buy his way into elected office for reasons unknown. Maybe he just wants his turn at the trough.

      People who live across the border of Marion County in Hendricks County get to share a representative with Rensselaer.

      There are ways to get rid of Andre Carson, to elect better representatives. That would require the legislators who draw the lines to draw communities of interest together, as opposed to drawing them to maximize the sheer number of representatives… and maybe having open primaries.

  4. My hard core Democrat neighbor admitted to me that McCormick was a terrible candidate. She looked good on paper, but was not good in-person. My neighbor who had his front lawn covered with Democrat signs, told me he went to a McCormick event and knew that she would not win with her zero personality.

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