In the latest Indy Politics/Change Research poll of the Governor’s race, Eric Holcomb has lost ground and the main benefactor is Libertarian Donald Rainwater. In April,  Holcomb was 20 points ahead of Dr. Woody Myers, the Democrat nominee.  Now that number is down to 6 points,  but oddly enough, picking up the slack is Libertarian Donald Rainwater.   The breakdown was […]

Our sister website, Indy Politics and Change Research has just completed some new polling which we will be releasing over the next few days.  Today we start with the Presidential race here in Indiana. Not much has changed in this race since we polled back in the Spring.  President Donald Trump leads former Vice-President Joe Biden 53-39.  When we […]

Let’s face it, 2020 has not been a great year for Indianapolis in general and the Hogsett administration in particular. The COVID-19 outbreak, protests, riots, a city on track for a record murder rate, downtown businesses in basic revolt, police morale at a near all-time low, a $100 million revenue shortfall, and it’s only July. […]

With all the talk about a “black agenda” these days, I thought I’d republish something I wrote last year. ****************** Does Indianapolis’ Black Community need an agenda? There seems to be a growing chorus that the answer is “yes.” During the IBJ/Indy Chamber’s post-Mayoral debate news conferences this week, both incumbent Democrat Joe Hogsett and Republican challenger Jim Merritt were asked […]

Broken glass.  Damaged buildings. One person shot dead. That was the result of violent protests last night in Downtown Indianapolis.  No, let me change that.   That wasn’t protesting, that was rioting. A protest is a peaceful demonstration a riot is what we saw last night.  For several hours I watched my colleagues at WISH-TV report […]

In this edition of Indiana Issues, we not only practice social distancing but also discuss the following… 0:00 – Introduction 1:00 – COVID-19’s Impact on Indiana 8:00 – Curtis Hill 15:00 – Break 17:00 – Poll Positions 24:00 – Fifth District Polling 29:00 – Political prognostications Our panel includes Democrat Jamar Cobb-Denard, Republican Joey Fox, […]

A new poll in CD 5 has good news for State Senator Victoria Spartz. The poll of 409 likely voters has Spartz in first place with 32 percent of the vote.  Former Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi was second with 14 percent and small businesswoman Beth Henderson was in third place with 13 percent. The poll […]

When I got married nearly 11 years ago, my father gave me some of the best advice I ever heard. He said, “Son, the day is going to come when you are going to have a disagreement with that lovely new wife of yours.  And before you start that  argument, ask yourself this question, ‘Is […]

Governor Eric Holcomb made a stupid mistake, and he admitted it. This weekend, while at the Governor’s residence in Brown County, he went to go pick up food and forgot to put his mask on and while inside took a picture with a couple of people who were happy to see him. The photo went up […]

There’s an old saying that even a stopped clock is right twice a day, in other words, nobody is wrong all the time.  I think that analogy is perfected suited when it comes to recent comments by political commentator Van Jones regarding the impact of COVID-19 on the African-American community. Now before we start, Jones is as […]