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What a loser! How can he even think for a minute that he has a change at be elected Mayor?
you’re a racist.
He *IS* a loser if for no other reason that the comments he’s made before as noted here, and, perhaps more importantly, for his stubborn refusal to retract or temper his previous comments. I can *maybe* forgive some old comments coming from a political commentator as being hyperbolic. But he’s running to be mayor and must demonstrate a more appropriate demeanor and approach/ language. (He’s not going to win anyway.)
I support him.
John W – I think this is where D.D. meant to insert the response “You’re a racist”!
He’s got my vote!
Here’s his infrastructure idea to fix roads:
“Create the equivalent of an infrastructure-based tax incremental finance system for roads in economically challenged areas
The city should work with the state to capture a portion of the gas tax collected in certain economically challenged areas that would be dedicated to roads, streets, and sidewalk repair.”
That’s it. That’s the idea, ask the state to change the rules to let us keep more of our money as opposed to them take the money from Indianapolis and subsidize the rest of the state. Which they’ve already said they weren’t doing.
https://abdul4indy.com/agenda
It’s hilarious how the MC Dem party had their ancient email and twitter ammunition in the chamber ready to fire upon Abdul’s announcement. Sounds like they are actually scared of Shabazz. As for DD and Randy, calling folks racists usually indicates you are reflecting your own guilt.
He announced like 2 months ago… this is not exactly news…
They’re definitely scared. And the last two months, between when he announced his intent and when he actually began his campaign, they were sifting through internet history trying to dig up dirt.
Meanwhile, drunkard or not, Hogsett has presided over the worst year-to-year uptick in crime in history, and the best the Democratic party chair can do is to go after Shabazz for the equivalent of mean Tweets.
The one fear: Shabazz will in fact run like “a Lugar-style Republican” as he’s suggesting, which is a dead-in-the-water approach. Lugar was a fine figure most of the time, but he had run his course after 3.5 decades as a Senator. His final years, quite predictable, were spent denouncing “incivility” from his own party while turning a blind eye to riots and assassination attempts from the enemy. He had calcified into a Uniparty turd and thankfully did not sully his image by dying in office. Shabazz, don’t be like Lugar. Strive to get negative attention from the swamp-defending national media. It will be positive.
Lauren has emerged from the basement to come in with quite the math problem.
Marion County Republicans managed to go from having the mayorship and a majority on the CCC to losing the last two mayoral elections and now being outnumbered 20-5 on the council.
So rather than appeal to the voters who are increasingly saying “no thanks” to what Republicans have to offer, and offer them some actual alternatives … you want him to instead attack and blame the media that he’s a part of, and that he will return to be part of if he loses.
I mean, sure, the burn the boats approach worked for Cortez, but that was also 500 years ago.
Look at how people voted in 2022 in Marion County. Explain to me how in a county that’s going 60-65% Democrat that approach is going to work.
What’s you’ve got is a lovely plan to win the three southern most townships and be real popular on WIBC … and lose the rest of the county and the mayor’s race, and lock in the current state on the CCC for another 4 years. Assuming Abdul wins the primary, of course.
https://www.indy.gov/workflow/election-results
LOL. The announcement is a few hours old and this is what the “journalists” come up with. This is the same group that marches in lockstep to hide the current mayor’s alcohol addiction. IBJ, you are not even trying to hide your bias, but judging from the comments, you know who your subscriber base is.
Remember when Republicans were the party of personal responsibility and the Democrats were the whiners who blamed everyone but themselves?
Yeah, me too.
Hey can I play that game! Remember when Democrats actually opposed warmongering and stood for the interests of blue-collar people, instead of trust-fund failures who build insurrectionist movement in the woods outside of Atlanta and don’t know what their genitals do? Remember when Democrats stood against the amassing of corporate power or the unholy allegiance between government and big business, rather than ceding to every corporate demand provided they donate the right money and agree to the “Omertà” conditions that underlie ESG?
Shabazz rightly knows: “Never apologize to the mob.” The Dixiecrats would love to get their nooses back out. The bigger question: why are the leftists continuing to defend the rampant criminality that Shabazz was referring to even though it’s helping turn their extremely small and concentrated urban jurisdictions into a real-world Mad Max?
Never fear: Democrats are still the whiners who blame everyone but themselves, but, since the media infrastructure that used to pretend to investigate their malfeasance with equal measure is basically gone, they don’t need to even do that anymore…because there aren’t even any real accusations. Most of us knew the Biden family was crooked trailer trash even when he was a Senator, and was pinching classified info. What we’ve seen is the last few weeks is too little too late and (deliberately) give Biden’s handlers abundant warning to clean out his Rehoboth Beach home of any remaining dirt.
If journalists say up, the truth is down. And over 65% of Americans know this. That’s why the layoffs keep continuing at tabloids like the WaPo. Good.
We need change. Go for it Abdul!
I with you Abdul. You’re already miles ahead of Joe Hogsett. Keep the faith and don’t stop talking about the real issues that plague our city/state/nation.
Abdul for mayor!
I appreciate him being candid and non politically correct approach to solutions. Obviously that peeves Democrats! lol
He has my support as well!
There is some truth to the use of vulgar to describe him.
In 2015 Shabazz’s column was little more than inside policing. Police departments for years have allowed gangs to eliminate each other by staying out of the way. Police are aware of situations but if they get involved and something happens they get the blame so they stay out of the way until it is time to do the clean up!