As a newcomer to Clark County, I have been doing some research on the contested races on the primary ballot, and I figured I would share my work in case it helps anyone else. Unfortunately, the horrendous design of the…
Mike Pence is running for Governor. I guess he figures it’s worth a try, since he’s been spectacularly ineffective at accomplishing anything during his time in Congress. Doug Masson summed up Pence’s career a few months back: According to GovTrack,…
After another strong quarter of fundraising, Dave Crooks has been added to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s “Red to Blue” program. Both the Crooks campaign and the state Democrats sent out email blasts to celebrate the news: DCCC Chairman Steve…
The Indianapolis Star reported that the race for Governor of Indiana is on track to be the most expensive in history. And while these cookie-cutter stories get dusted off every 4 years, there are a few interesting tidbits in this…
Last night, Politico posted a story about a letter from freshman GOP legislators asking the GOP leadership to allow them to insert earmarks into a tariff bill. The Politico story follows a piece that ran Friday in The Hill, which…
As we approach Indiana’s primary election day, I want to point out that Indiana is one of the few states that gets it right when it comes to restoring the voting rights of people convicted of felonies. A few weeks…
Joe Donnelly, currently serving as the Representative for Indiana’s 2nd District, is unopposed for the party’s nomination for US Senate. He’ll be facing the winner of the Mourdock-Lugar primary race and Libertarian candidate Andrew Horning in the general election. On…
WISH-TV’s Jim Shella reported that PACs are outspending the candidates in the Indiana Senate primary race. But consider this: While Richard Lugar has spent close to $2 million dollars on TV ads and Mourdock over $400,000, political action committees have…
9th District Indiana 9th District (3/31/2012) Candidate Name Raised Cash on Hand Jonathan George $18665 $17229 Robert Winningham $57750 $19498 Shelli Yoder $33712 $24302 Todd Young $176253 $666591 General George’s campaign raised less than $20,000 since January 1; combined with…
Over at the New York Times‘ Campaign Stops blog, veteran political scribe Thomas B. Edsall has a lengthy post about the intersection between retail and political microtargeting. Especially at the presidential level, but also in Senate and House contests, microtargeting…
