The California State Supreme Court ruled today that state laws banning same-sex marriage violate its Constitution. Before you say the Court is ruled by judicial activists, please note it was a majority Republican-appointed Justices who made the decision. Second, go read the opinion. Third, to date no one has given me a practical, real-world reason […]
Indiana Democrats say despite the divisive gubernatorial primary, they are united in their quest to win in November. Nominee Jill Long Thompson stood with her fellow Democrats at the State Capitol saying they will work together to beat Mitch Daniels in November. State Chairman Dan Parker said the 1.1 million voters who picked Democratic ballots (Republicans […]
The National GOP has got to be sweating like a bunch girl scouts at R. Kelly’s house. Republicans suffered a major defeat in a special election in Mississippi. Democrat Travis Childers beat Republican incumbent 54-46. The special election was to fill the seat of former Rep. Roger Wicker who was appointed to to fill the vacancy left by […]
My good friend Thomas Cook over at Blue Indiana is taking issue with Governor Mitch Daniels’ latest ad. In it, Daniels says he balanced the budget without raising taxes. Cook argues Daniels did raise taxes in the form of the sales tax, cigarette tax and increases in property taxes. Since a lot of us are […]
Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels formally threw his support behind Valparasio Mayor Jon Costas for Attorney General. In a letter dated May 11 to state Republicans Daniels called Costas a “proven vote-getter” and “progressive leader.” More importantly, Costas is not from Indianapolis like his opponent, Greg Zoeller. Although Zoeller is a Southern Indiana native, he is […]
When I saw this Mitch Daniels campaign ad, I couldn’t help but think of a movie preview. I guess the next question is would a second Daniels term be an Iron Man or Speed Racer?
I took a few days off after the primary to recharge the political batteries and it’s good to be back. A lot of us are still dissecting Tuesday’s primary results and what they mean in the grand scheme of things. Although many of my colleagues will say high voter turnout was a good thing in […]
Jill Long Thompson is the Democratic nominee for Governor. Jim Schellinger called her in the last half hour to concede. Now the fun can really begin. Mitch Daniels v. Jill Long Thompson v. Andy Horning. Who wins?
My sources tell me that Jim Schellinger isn’t ready to concede anything to Jill Long Thompson just yet. The latest unofficial poll number show Thompson leading with 50.25 percent of the vote to Schellinger’s 49.75 percent. However, Democratic sources say there are still provisional ballots that have yet to be counted as well as some uncounted […]
Wow, that was fun. It’s been a while since I’ve seen a political nail-biter. Hillary got a slim victory over Barack 51-49 (White men saved her while Blacks kept Obama competitive). In the end, Clinton only won by 22,412 votes out of 1.25 million voters or a 1.78 percent difference. She needed a big win, but […]
