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Indianapolis
Joined January 2009
Replying to @Indiana_Youth
@Indiana_Youth 's Tami Silverman says election season is a great time to talk with kids about civics — from voting on snacks at home to sitting in on a council meeting. And yes, Halloween gets a pass. 🗳️🎃 indypolitics.org/election-se…
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Senate Pro Tem @bray_rodric tells Greenwood Rotary the redistricting fight was one of the most challenging periods of his life, and he stands behind the Senate’s decision. Also: a $1.2B road shortfall, and Medicaid is now about 24% of the budget. indypolitics.org/bray-defend…
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I'm told nearly 24,000 people have early voted in Marion County. Nearly 7,000 of them today.
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Vivek Ramaswamy doubles down on his Acton ad, says critics misread it. Indiana has seen this play before. Richard Mourdock, Oct. 2012: say it, blame the misreading, don’t back off. He lost a Senate race he was supposed to win. #OHGov
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Today on @IndyPoliticsOrg The Bi-Curious Voters and the Politicians Who Love Them -- #FreePress Poll: Independents: Bayh 39%, Engling 9%. Elliott runs ahead of the GOP pack. And IN-05 may come down to Spartz’s “empty chair” Republicans. indypolitics.org/the-bi-curi…
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🚨 WOW: Massive turnout here for Day 1 of Early Voting here in Indianapolis! This is the most Democratic township in the entire state so clearly Democrats are fired up! Only 10 days left to vote!
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Democratic treasurer candidate Coumba Kebe tells Indy Politics the office should push lawmakers to weigh the human cost of budget cuts, including Medicaid. She's challenging GOP incumbent Dan Elliott. indypolitics.org/a-conversat…
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Wrote this back in 2023.
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At least Herbstreit isn't calling Caleb Williams some racial slur. But then, it may be better if he did.
"Caleb Williams was like a bucking bronco, he needed to be trained and needed to be taught how to play with instruction." – Kirk Herbstreit
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Out of 92 counties in Indiana, Trump’s DOJ has chosen 2 counties with the largest populations of Democratic voters and Black and Hispanic voters to subject to “election monitoring.” It’s no coincidence. It’s also no coincidence that it comes just weeks before an election, when Trump has record low poll numbers. It follows multiple, illegal attempts to change election procedures for his benefit, from a president who still maintains the 2020 election was stolen. Our elections in Marion County are still run by the clerk, who is elected by Marion County voters. I’m urging everyone to vote as soon as possible. You can vote early at the City-County Building now or at additional locations starting this weekend, which can be found at vote.indy.gov. There are so many threats to our right to vote because of how powerful our vote is. Make your voice heard. Vote now.
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Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate America's 250th birthday. Thank you to our speakers, @SenatorBanks and @tonykatz for joining us! A great evening was had by all!
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It’s going to be close. Interesting thing about this poll is it has a historical Republican bias of just over 2 points.
NEW QUANTUS INSIGHTS INDIANA STATEWIDE POLL | October 23, 2026 Our latest survey finds Democrat Beau Bayh leading Republican Max Engling by three for Indiana Secretary of State, while Republicans Elise Nieshalla and Daniel Elliott lead the Comptroller and Treasurer races by six and eight, with less than two weeks remaining until Election Day. 📊 Secretary of State Ballot 🔵 Beau Bayh (D): 41.6% 🔴 Max Engling (R): 38.6% ⚪️ Undecided: 12.7% ⚪️ Greg Ballard (I): 4.1% ⚪️ Lauri Shillings (L): 2.1% — Bayh +3.0. With leaners allocated: Bayh 43.3% / Engling 40.4% (+2.9). 📊 State Comptroller Ballot 🔴 Elise Nieshalla (R): 42.1% 🔵 Jessica Bailey (D): 36.5% ⚪️ Undecided: 14.3% ⚪️ John Schick (L): 2.9% ⚪️ Another candidate: 1.8% — Nieshalla +5.6. With leaners: Nieshalla 45.4% / Bailey 37.4% (+8.1). 📊 State Treasurer Ballot 🔴 Daniel Elliott (R): 44.4% 🔵 Coumba Kebe (D): 36.3% ⚪️ Undecided: 13.9% ⚪️ Another candidate: 1.4% — Elliott +8.1. With leaners: Elliott 46.2% / Kebe 38.4% (+7.8). –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 📊 The Split Ticket Bayh runs well ahead of the rest of the Democratic ticket, and the gap is his personal vote. Women back him by 10 but lean Bailey by 3 and Kebe by 1; Independents are Bayh +8 but Nieshalla +4 and Elliott +3. Roughly one voter in seven is undecided on each ballot, and most stay undecided when pushed. –––––––––––––––––––––––––– October 19–21, 2026 · 757 likely voters · MoE ±3.8 Full report and methodology: quantusinsights [dot] org/polling
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From my 2023 @POLITICOMag profile of Ramaswamy.
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11 days until the No. 1 way of showing your government who’s boss expires.
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So there I was politely greeting the townspeople, "Good morning, ma'am. And isn't it a lovely morning?" And then...
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Max Engling is texting President Donald Trump's endorsement to Hoosiers today (I just got one.) Interesting approach for a president who is underwater on approval ratings.
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