omes all the responsibility. Pardon my play on words from Peter Parker, but that is my sentiment now that Democrats have seized complete control of Indianapolis government for the first time nearly eight years. With Joe Hogsett as Mayor and the Democrats controlling the Council 13-12, they now have the opportunity to put their vision […]
If you’re expecting any surprises in Tuesday’s elections here in Indianapolis, forget about it. No matter what happens, it will all make absolute perfect sense. Whether Joe Hogsett or Chuck Brewer becomes Mayor or whether Democrats or Republicans take control of the City-County Council, there is a perfect explanation for all of them. Allow me […]
We’re doing an online poll over at our sister blog Indy Politics regarding Indy’s upcoming Mayoral and City-Council races. If you have a second, feel free to fill it out. With the low voter turnout we’ve been seeing, it will be interesting to see what the results are. They will be posted on Monday. Click […]
Let’s face it, up until now the race for Mayor of Indianapolis has been pretty boring. Up until now. You see, I was watching the October 16th debate on WISH-TV between Democrat Joe Hogsett and Republican Chuck Brewer. It was pretty standard stuff and the two candidates actually seemed to agree more than they disagreed. And then there […]
Both Indy Mayoral candidates Joe Hogsett and Chuck Brewer spelled out their positions on crime as well as other issues this Saturday at forum sponsored by the Indianapolis Urban League and 100 Black Men. As a public service, Indy Politics and Indiana Barrister are posting the presentations by the candidates, as well as the question […]
Well, it’s not every day I get asked to leave a political event where the public is invited, but Sunday was one of those days. The Joe Hogsett Mayoral campaign held a “jobs fair” at Marian University. The point of it was for Joe to go into more details about his plans to put a […]
This may sound odd, but if you are a Republican who does not live in Indianapolis, you should be concerned about the Indy Mayor’s race. Why? Allow me to explain. Later this week, Marion County Republicans are slated to unveil their candidate for Mayor. Right now the only candidates that have filed are former Fall […]
I am no longer disappointed that my good friend Greg Ballard isn’t running for a third term, because Democrat Joe Hogsett is doing it for him. As I listened to the speech that Hogsett gave Wednesday at the Kennedy-King Memorial at 17th and Broadway, everything he spelled out that he wanted to do Ballard has […]
Whenever I am asked whether Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard will run for a third term, my answer is pretty simple. It depends on the day you catch him; some days he is gung ho, other days he’s ready to call it a day. Ballard ignited a lot of speculation about his future this past week […]
When I talk to my Democratic friends about now former U.S. Attorney Joe Hogsett running for Mayor of Indianapolis in 2015, you would think they were talking about the second coming and the only thing missing is the donkey and the palm leaves. I don’t blame them, there has to be something frustrating about Greg […]
