Indiana

INDECISION ?08

By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

I’m out of town today getting ready to meet with my accountant and vet out some tax issues.  I really need to just have one job and be done with it.  Either that or maybe the government should stop taking so much of my money, either way I’m out today, but I wanted to leave you with this thought about Indiana’s Super delegates.

As you know,  Indiana’s Democratic Congressmen have not come and publicly stated who they will support for President. Rep. Pete Visclosky (IN-1) , Rep. Baron Hill (IN-9), Rep. Brad Ellsworth (IN - 8), Rep. Joe Donnelly (IN-2) and Rep. Andre Carson (IN-7)  are all in the undecided column, or are they.

My sources are telling me that Hill, Ellsworth and Donnelly are going to back Barack Obama.  The logic makes sense, each is running for re-election in competitive areas and who wants their opponents to hang the albatross of Hillary Clinton around their necks.

Carson is a different creature.  I don’t expect him to endorse anyone until after the primary because he has no reason to.  Half his supporters are for Clinton (Evan Bayh, Dan Parker) and the other half are for Obama (Bill Crawford, Greg Porter).  Carson has nothing to gain by coming out and making a decision.  All it will do is make half his base mad, so staying undecided for now is about the best decision he could make.  I would expect him to make a decision after the May primary because then he can use the “will of the voters” as the perfect cover.

I have to get back to gathering up some more documents, but I thought I’d send this little item your way.

Enjoy your weekend.

Full post as published by Indiana Barrister on March 28, 2008 (boomark / email).