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Commentary: The difference between nonpartisan and bipartisan
By Greg Zoeller Special to The Statehouse File During the primary election season there was much discussion regarding whether bipartisanship is a positive or negative attribute as it relates to the work of the United States Congress. When I speak to students, I often mention the vital role of partisanship within the legislative branch of [...]
Chase \ financial regulation \ Jill Long Thompson
Commentary: Deregulation has costs, too
By Jill Long Thompson The Statehouse File Imagine how your spouse might react if you said, “Hey, honey, did I mention that I just lost about 10 percent of our annual income at the track? I’m not sure what went wrong because I put money on a whole bunch of horses so I could [...]
column \ commentary \ John Krull \ Richrd Lugar \ Senate race
Commentary: Lugar’s wise words were not disloyal
By John Krull The Statehouse File INDIANAPOLIS – So, let me get this straight. Some Republicans are miffed about a statement Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., made following his defeat in the primary by Treasurer Richard Mourdock. After conceding the defeat that ended his distinguished 36-year career in the Senate, Lugar said Mourdock wouldn’t be an [...]
Abdul Hakim-Shabazz \ column \ commentary \ elections \ governor's race \ Senate race
Commentary: The political middle matters
By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz IndyPolitics.Org I’ve always maintained that political purists who don’t like RINOs (Republicans in Name Only) or DINOs (Democrats in Name Only) may want to try winning a competitive election without them – because it’s not going to happen. I bring this up because the table has now been set for the 2012 [...]
column \ commentary \ gay marriage \ John Krull
Commentary: Obama finds ‘wedge’ issue in support for gay marriage
By John Krull The Statehouse File INDIANAPOLIS – President Barack Obama’s endorsement of gay marriage takes a page from Newt Gingrich’s play book. Gingrich liked “wedge” issues that divided the country so that he and his party could pick up the bigger half. Obama has found a wedge issue that likely will work to his [...]
Richard Lugar \ Richard Mourdock
Commentary: After the vote, Lugar continues the debate
By Lesley Weidenbener The Statehouse File INDIANAPOLIS – Incumbent U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar’s 20-point loss this week to state Treasurer Richard Mourdock in the state’s GOP primary was not nearly as surprising to his fellow Republicans as what he did next: Offer a public critique of Mourdock. Lugar – who emailed the long statement to [...]
Abdul Hakim-Shabazz \ commentary \ Richard Lugar \ Senate race
Commentary: For Lugar, ‘it was time’
By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz IndyPolitics.Org INDIANAPOLIS – Although some may find it hard to believe, Richard Lugar’s main opponent this primary season wasn’t Richard Mourdock, the Tea Party, Club for Growth or FreedomWorks. It was time. This is not to say all those factors didn’t matter. Throw in millions of dollars in an air campaign, a [...]
Joe Donnelly \ Richard Lugar \ Richard Mourdock \ Senate
Mourdock, Donnelly start bids for moderate voters in Senate contest
By Greg Margason and Lesley Weidenbener The Statehouse File INDIANAPOLIS – One day after becoming their parties’ nominees in a race for U.S. Senate, Republican Richard Mourdock and Democrat Joe Donnelly reached out to the state’s moderate voters, each with an argument that he will best represent Indiana’s values. The candidates are battling for the [...]
column \ Joe Donnelly \ John Krull \ Richard Lugar \ Richard Mourdock \ Senate race
Commentary: Donnelly and Mourdock will both fight for Lugar voters
By John Krull The Statehouse File INDIANAPOLIS – Early in his speech acknowledging victory in Indiana’s Republican U.S. Senate primary race, Richard Mourdock paid tribute to the man he beat, Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind. Mourdock needed to do that. One of the questions of the fall campaign – perhaps the central question – is where [...]
campaigns \ elections \ governor's race
Analysis: Running mates mean more to political junkies than voters
By Lesley Weidenbener The Statehouse File INDIANAPOLIS – Republican gubernatorial hopeful Mike Pence is set to announce his running mate Monday – a pick that must be approved by delegates at the Indiana Republican State Convention in June – and the speculation has observers buzzing. But while political junkies savor such moments, it’s not clear [...]