IndyPolitics

Soon to be the new home for the Indianapolis-area political news that's fit to print and some that isn't.

[IndyPolitics @IndyPoliticsOrg]

We have finished polling the Indiana Govenor's race. https://t.co/z10iFWLFBR

[Indiana Chamber @IndianaChamber]

Our President and CEO Vanessa Green Sinders offers a guest column for @IndyPoliticsOrg about our efforts to bring employers together to make health a top priority in Indiana.

Read: https://t.co/BEMmcV5TYb #healthfirstIN #publichealth

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My good friend and Downtown Indy merchant Doug Stephenson offers his thoughts on the state of downtown's center square. https://t.co/Cg0Yjm8Et0

[Abdul-Hakim Shabazz @AttyAbdul]

We speak with @IndyCouncil Josh Bain, the lone yes GOP vote at this week's Rule's Committee on the process to bring Major League Soccer to town. The Bain of Indy Soccer | https://t.co/oIdNwenztJ

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We speak with @IndyCouncil Josh Bain, the lone yes GOP vote at this week's Rule's Committee on the process to bring Major League Soccer to town. The Bain of Indy Soccer | https://t.co/XUjioAzbPG

[Niki Kelly @nkellyIN]

New less-redacted records don't clear up much on Rokita discipline case but show $100,000 spent in the weeks surrounding Caitlin Bernard licensing hearing.

https://t.co/2RxWgfHS2I

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Turnout in the May primary was under 18 percent; the lowest in Indiana history, I am told.

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The head of @EliLillyandCo says if you want to lower drug costs, you will have to increase the supply. https://t.co/ueLqfBUUdk

[Abdul-Hakim Shabazz @AttyAbdul]

We spoke with @braun4indiana about picking State Rep Julie McGuire as his running mate and we also chatted with the @IndyGOP about replacing Jennifer Pace who won the primary, but died after the deadline to remove her from the ballot. https://t.co/EwqrjkEGhD

[Dan Spehler @DanSpehler]

IN FOCUS: Watch our interviews with #INgov candidates Jennifer McCormick & Mike Braun and Braun's newly-named running mate Julie McGuire plus congressional candidates in the 3rd & 6th districts- this weekend on @FOX59 @CBS4Indy @WANE15 @WTWOnews @WEHTWTVWlocal @INFocusIndiana

[Indianapolis Councilor Nick Roberts @nickroberts317]

In the 12-ish hours since the 2024 Indiana Primary wrapped up, I’ve been really digging into the results (as always!) and of course, one of the most interesting races was the GOP primary for Governor. But equally as interesting was the GOP race for President, where in spite of Nikki Haley being out of the race for months, she still cracked 22% of the vote statewide.

Well, when tracking the data in 2,527 precincts it became extremely obvious that her voters had a huge preference for certain candidates in the Governor’s race, as did Trump’s. It is very rare to find such a strong correlation in a primary like this, but Nikki Haley’s support was EXTREMELY predictive (a 67% correlation) to Brad Chambers’ support. In fact, there are about 75 precincts around the state that they both won, some by landslides (almost all of which are on the northside of Indy) which are clear on the top right section of the correlation graph. For both candidates, Marion County (Indianapolis) was their best county in the state, with Chambers winning it outright as his only county win.

One other interesting thing that many people seemed to doubt was how clear Trump’s support would come through for Braun, but it did big time, with a similarly strong -0.60% correlation. That is HIGHLY predictive and shows how valuable Trump’s endorsement of Braun was.

Perhaps the most surprising is that the two furthest right-wing candidates, Curtis Hill and Jamie Reitenour, barely even had a correlation of support with Trump, and also Eric Doden, whereas Suzanne Crouch’s correlation was also modest, but more dependent on the anti-Trump coalition. That wasn’t a shock but some people may have expected more Nikki Haley voters to side with her.

Regardless, there are a lot of interesting takeaways from this data… I will have more analysis to come!

[IndyPolitics @IndyPoliticsOrg]

My post-primary post mortem. https://t.co/5m611iRRR1

[Abdul-Hakim Shabazz @AttyAbdul]

Recent moves by the federal government to reclassify marijuana could open the door for medical use here in Indiana. https://t.co/TWLgmNCn4S

[Abdul-Hakim Shabazz @AttyAbdul]

Word on the street is State Rep. Julie McGuire has agreed to be @braun4indiana LG running mate. Stay tuned.

[Adam Wren @adamwren]

In Indiana, the general election gubernatorial matchup will be between a former Democrat turned Republican (Sen. Mike Braun) and a former Republican turned Democrat (Jennifer McCormick).

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Here's a complete list of Indiana primary results. https://t.co/5R0S8UyVtK

[Niki Kelly @nkellyIN]

Associated Press has called the GOP governor's race for Mike Braun.

With 10% of ballots counted, he has 39% of the vote; Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch next closest at 22%.

[Abdul-Hakim Shabazz @AttyAbdul]

With today's low voter turnout, we could see some major upsets across Indiana this evening.

[IndyPolitics @IndyPoliticsOrg]

So, how is voting going where you are? I've heard turnout has been extremely light overall, unless there is a school referendum on the ballot.

[Pete Seat @PeteSeat]

America's inability to dislodge itself from the wrong track is not ideological, but generational. Folks like Bernie Sanders think no one but them can be in representative or executive roles. Every day they remain, the mess we have to clean up becomes bigger.