I’m taking a little vacation this week, actually it’s more like a staycation.  I’m staying away from work and relaxing.   I’m not sure how much relaxing I’ll get done as my lovely wife is already crafting a list of things she’d like me to hire someone to do around the house.  I’ll try to fit […]

Unless something changes soon, Andre Carson will be next Congressman from the 7th Congressional District. With about 80-percent of the votes counted, Carson leads Elrod 53-44 percent. Although Elrod led early in the evening, over the course of the evening vote count changed and Carson’s lead was cemented when eight Center Township precincts came in at […]

A couple hours into voting and we’ve already had some bumps in the road.  About a half dozen precincts didn’t open on time this morning.   Clerk Beth White says some of the inspectors either overslept, had car problems or could not get into the building.  By 8 a.m. all but a couple had opened.  My […]

Although the latest polls show him behind, Republican State Representative Jon Elrod may have an early lead over Democrat City-Councilor Andre Carson in the race for the 7th Congressional District. According to the Marion County Clerk’s Office, more than 6,400 voters have either requested absentee ballots or have come into the office and voted early. […]

By now you’ve heard that Republican Congressional candidate Jon Elrod was captured on video by Democratic operatives handing campaign literature to a House staffer to mail.  There’s no question that is against the rules of using state employees to politic on government time.  Elrod made a stupid mistake and the voters will have to decide if […]

Now that we have two candidates for the March 11 special election to fill the vacancy left by the death of Congresswoman Julia Carson, I can handicap the race. While there is no arguing that the 7th District has been strongly Democratic, there is some evidence that this race will be somewhat competitive. I used […]