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Indiana Republicans Look For Path Forward After Mike Pence 'Religious Freedom' Mess
Beautiful music to hear!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/01/mike-pence-indiana-republicans_n_7174538.html?ir=Gay%20Voices?ncid=newsltushpmg00000003
In Indiana these days, no one, including the GOP, is happy with Gov. Mike Pence (R).
On April 2, Pence signed a revised version of Indiana's widely denounced "religious freedom" law, closing the door on a controversy that had brought national scorn to his state and cost local economies valuable tourism dollars.
"It didn't do our brand any good, for sure. One, it didn't do the state brand any good. Two, it didn't do the Indiana Republican Party brand any good. And three, it didn't do Mike any good. And that's pretty obvious," said former Indiana GOP Chair Jim Kittle.
Since that time, Pence has kept his head down and largely stayed out of the spotlight. But behind the scenes in Indiana, many Republicans are still seething and looking for ways to retake control of the party's direction. And the results of those discussions are likely to become more public in the coming days, now that the Indiana General Assembly has wrapped up its legislative session.
One Republican operative in the state, who declined to be named in order to speak openly, said the Religious Freedom Restoration Act controversy brought to the forefront "a simmering disconnect between the [former Gov.] Mitch Daniels-era people and the Mike Pence people." Others took issue with that description, saying the real divide is broader: between Pence and, essentially, the rest of the state Republican Party.
On April 2, Pence signed a revised version of Indiana's widely denounced "religious freedom" law, closing the door on a controversy that had brought national scorn to his state and cost local economies valuable tourism dollars.
"It didn't do our brand any good, for sure. One, it didn't do the state brand any good. Two, it didn't do the Indiana Republican Party brand any good. And three, it didn't do Mike any good. And that's pretty obvious," said former Indiana GOP Chair Jim Kittle.
Since that time, Pence has kept his head down and largely stayed out of the spotlight. But behind the scenes in Indiana, many Republicans are still seething and looking for ways to retake control of the party's direction. And the results of those discussions are likely to become more public in the coming days, now that the Indiana General Assembly has wrapped up its legislative session.
One Republican operative in the state, who declined to be named in order to speak openly, said the Religious Freedom Restoration Act controversy brought to the forefront "a simmering disconnect between the [former Gov.] Mitch Daniels-era people and the Mike Pence people." Others took issue with that description, saying the real divide is broader: between Pence and, essentially, the rest of the state Republican Party.
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Just keep telling yourselves that, OK?
Seethe away, boys!
