Brizzi v. Kennedy, Round 12,000,000
The fun in the Marion County Prosecutor’s Race is off an running this week. The Marion County GOP took a swipe at Democrat Melina Kennedy’s record as former Deputy Mayor of Economic Development for the city of Indianapolis. According to the news release, GOP Executive Director Mike Bieberstein said Indianapolis experienced negative job growth from 2000-2005; suffering a net job loss of nearly 1.4 percent, while other areas like Fishers and Carmel had 30% job growth. The news release also says Indianapolis was also outdone by Gary, IN. If you read between the lines however, the more not so subtle point is that Kennedy is in part responsible for the rise in crime because “The economy is a major factor in crime rates.” Kennedy may have a good reason for what happened, but as we learned with her accusations about habitual offenders and domestic violence convictions, the allegation is often more potent than the explanation. A recent WISH-TV poll had Kennedy and Republican incumbent Carl Brizzi, in a statistical tie.
