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Odd but Republicans are trying to “reach out” but Democrats, ever the vanguard of socialism, are busy trying to find ways to “cement” their position and make it difficult to vote them out of office.
Whatever happened to trying to SERVE THE LOCAL POPULATION AND CONSTITUENCY? If the Mayor and the City Council ran on their records and current state of the City and County, none of them would still be in office. Although Indianapolis has resisted the norm and have put up a good fight, they face the issue becoming like so many other metropolitan areas that elect a very left leaning political situation and when things go south, the people that voted those politicians into office, simply move away leaving a hollowed out core, much like a donut.
Republicans just finished gerrymandering the US congressional and Indiana legislative maps to their own advantage and you think they’re better than the Democrats? Democrats are additionally trying to cement their position by recruiting more voters. The GOP response is that “those people” shouldn’t be voting because they’re not “real” Americans.
Here’s the real issue – Democrats are winning in Indianapolis because the GOP hasn’t had a good candidate since Greg Ballard quit. Hogsett doesn’t have to do anything but not screw up when the Republicans aren’t going to offer any resistance.
The Republican candidate in 2015, Chuck Brewer, a guy with no experience outside of owning a sandwich shop, did better than James Merritt in 2019, who did so poorly that he helped numerous Republican city councilors to lose. And the councilors lost with maps that Republicans had drawn to their own advantage! If there was ever a must-win election for the IndyGOP, it was 2019 … and they got routed.
So … who is going to be their candidate in 2023? IMO, if they want to be competitive in an urban environment, they need a moderate Republican who doesn’t make people think “Trump” when they first see them. Are there even any of those left in Indiana? I know it worked at the state level in Virginia, maybe it would work in Indiana?
I mean, there’s plenty of issues Republicans can run on – like crime, crime, and I dunno, crime. Crime was also an issue in the last election and Republicans did nothing with it.
Maybe the Republican candidate could also promise that he’ll get the state GOP to re-evaluate the road funding formula so Indianapolis has more money for better roads. Better roads and less crime is a platform that maybe can work in a big city for a candidate.
Or they could just continue what they’ve done the last few years – just have the Legislature continue to interfere with the city’s affairs while the city of Indianapolis (and the suburbs) financially subsidizes the rest of Indiana. Do more stunts like trying to stop bus expansion (jeopardizing millions set aside to fix the roads at the same time) or making sure Indianapolis can’t change it’s name…. all the while, not offering any real competition for Democrats in elections.
Joe B nailed it. I have nothing more to add
At the local level, I used to think Republicans stood for something. I had thought they were “pro-business” and that sounded like a good idea. What I found out is that being pro-business means pooping on all the people that live in the city so that some rich businessman benefits, and can continue to make rich campaign contributions.
Now I am pretty sure republicans stand for tearing down government until it is dysfunctional and blocking anything that might benefit the average guy. I keep waiting for years of “trickle down” economics to work and so far the only thing that seems to trickle down is more divisive propaganda.
The problem with Republicans is not their “message” or lack of “outreach.” It is their prior actions which have been out of sync with the majority of residents living in Indianapolis. As result is they are viewed as throwbacks from the “Naptown” days when Indy’s future looked – and indeed was – bleak. And few Indianapolitans want to return there. Unless and until their attitudes and their actions change, Republicans here will remain on the outside looking in.