Comments on: Indiana: An Emerging Purple State? http://hoosieraccess.com/blog/2007/11/28/indiana-an-emerging-purple-state/ HoosierAccess.com Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:50:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Scott http://hoosieraccess.com/blog/2007/11/28/indiana-an-emerging-purple-state/#comment-592 Scott Thu, 29 Nov 2007 05:49:55 +0000 http://hoosieraccess.com/blog/2007/11/28/indiana-an-emerging-purple-state/#comment-592 It's a bad poll. But I wouldn't let a bad poll hide the fact that Republicans in Indiana face serious challenges, many of them in large part stemming from the Governor in one way or the other. It’s a bad poll.

But I wouldn’t let a bad poll hide the fact that Republicans in Indiana face serious challenges, many of them in large part stemming from the Governor in one way or the other.

]]> By: Brian Sikma http://hoosieraccess.com/blog/2007/11/28/indiana-an-emerging-purple-state/#comment-590 Brian Sikma Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:37:01 +0000 http://hoosieraccess.com/blog/2007/11/28/indiana-an-emerging-purple-state/#comment-590 You've got to remember that D.C. based analysts and folks outside of the state looking in are coming to their conclusions based on what they see of the state from a distance. They do not have the luxury of following the state political scene day in and day out so what we see from them is a bird's eye view when an on-the-ground look is much better. I think that Republican congressional candidates will have to overcome the national definition of what a Republican is (endless War and endless tax-and-spend) while state level candidates will have to run on bold ideas aimed at solving state problems. I can foresee a situation in which Republicans don't do well on the congressional level in Indiana but do pretty good in state legislative races. You’ve got to remember that D.C. based analysts and folks outside of the state looking in are coming to their conclusions based on what they see of the state from a distance. They do not have the luxury of following the state political scene day in and day out so what we see from them is a bird’s eye view when an on-the-ground look is much better.

I think that Republican congressional candidates will have to overcome the national definition of what a Republican is (endless War and endless tax-and-spend) while state level candidates will have to run on bold ideas aimed at solving state problems. I can foresee a situation in which Republicans don’t do well on the congressional level in Indiana but do pretty good in state legislative races.

]]> By: Sir Hailstone http://hoosieraccess.com/blog/2007/11/28/indiana-an-emerging-purple-state/#comment-588 Sir Hailstone Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:43:44 +0000 http://hoosieraccess.com/blog/2007/11/28/indiana-an-emerging-purple-state/#comment-588 This the same Selzer that changed the results of the mayoral poll to give Peterson a larger lead than initially reported? Lots of credibility there. This the same Selzer that changed the results of the mayoral poll to give Peterson a larger lead than initially reported?

Lots of credibility there.

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