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D_Master81

(1,822 posts) Tue Nov 6, 2018, 10:04 PM Nov 2018

Indiana officially has NO Dems in statewide positions

We are probably the state thats swung hardest to the right over the last decade. I remember having a Gov that was Dem over my entire childhood (16 years) and a Dem statehouse. Now we have no statewide offices being held by a Dem and a super majority in both state houses for the GOP. Uggh

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Indiana officially has NO Dems in statewide positions (Original Post) D_Master81 Nov 2018 OP

Curious how that translates in numbers. LisaM Nov 2018 #1

Afraid not D_Master81 Nov 2018 #6

KY had Dem mayors and Govs and Sens Roland99 Nov 2018 #2

Ick meadowlark5 Nov 2018 #3

Shit uponit7771 Nov 2018 #4

Sounds like hell to me. defacto7 Nov 2018 #5

Why can't the party put someone in there? liberal N proud Nov 2018 #7

Exactly D_Master81 Nov 2018 #10

IN is the opposite of California Demovictory9 Nov 2018 #8

Anywhere outside of Indy and Lake County, Indiana is a shit hole. Progressive Jones Nov 2018 #9

Indiana is a hell hole that breeds Stepford VPs davekriss Nov 2018 #11

Indiana is becoming.... SergeStorms Nov 2018 #12

It sucks to be a Hoosier Democrat Proud Liberal Dem Nov 2018 #13

LisaM

(27,792 posts)

1. Curious how that translates in numbers.

Reply to D_Master81 (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2018, 10:05 PM

Nov 2018

Like, in Pennsylvania and Michigan, more people voted Democratic, but Republicans still had majorities. Is Indiana like that too?

This trend HAS to be stopped.

D_Master81

(1,822 posts)

6. Afraid not

Reply to LisaM (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 6, 2018, 10:10 PM

Nov 2018

As far as state house seats go i dont know, but Senate and Gov races have been won easily the past 2 cycles by the GOP and it hasnt even been close.

Roland99

(53,342 posts)

2. KY had Dem mayors and Govs and Sens

Reply to D_Master81 (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2018, 10:06 PM

Nov 2018

meadowlark5

(2,795 posts)

3. Ick

Reply to D_Master81 (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2018, 10:07 PM

Nov 2018

I have a friend who moved back to Indiana from Colorado and she's more if a lib than me. I suspect she's pretty disgusted right now.

uponit7771

(90,301 posts)

4. Shit

Reply to D_Master81 (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2018, 10:08 PM

Nov 2018

defacto7

(13,485 posts)

5. Sounds like hell to me.

Reply to D_Master81 (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2018, 10:08 PM

Nov 2018

liberal N proud

(60,332 posts)

7. Why can't the party put someone in there?

Reply to D_Master81 (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2018, 10:13 PM

Nov 2018

Just put a name so people don't have to have a no vote on some offices.

There were 5 here is South Carolina with no Democratic candidates

D_Master81

(1,822 posts)

10. Exactly

Reply to liberal N proud (Reply #7)

Tue Nov 6, 2018, 10:20 PM

Nov 2018

There was only 2 Dems in the county I live in and the county my parents live in. How does that even happen. The Dems have completely written off huge parts of the country and it will start to screw us for a generation or more because there is no competing narrative.