Indiana

UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE GET DANIELS

By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

Indiana Democrats say despite the divisive gubernatorial primary, they are united in their quest to win in November.   Nominee Jill Long Thompson stood with her fellow Democrats at the State Capitol saying they will work together to beat Mitch Daniels in November.

State Chairman Dan Parker said the 1.1 million voters who picked Democratic ballots (Republicans and Operation Chaos not withstanding)  shows their party is sending a united message.

Gubernatorial nominee Jill Long Thompson reiterated her priorities to rebuild the state’s economy, reform the tax code, provide health insurance for all Hoosiers and stop the Governor’s “obsession with privatization.”

Despite the unified message, the UAW, a key Democratic constituent, put out a letter calling for the State Election Commission to follow up on a complaint regarding Thompson’s campaign and how she paid for television ads in the last days.  Thompson staffers played down the complaint saying it had been addressed by the Commission and there was no wrongdoing.

However, the fact that the UAW  would even file a complaint shows that there are still some deep divisions in the party that will have to be healed.  And no, Jim Schellinger was not there.  He was in Florida. 

Full post as published by Indiana Barrister on May 15, 2008 (boomark / email).