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Trump is leading Indiana Republicans to a dangerous place
Indianapolis Star ^ | 5/8/24 | James Briggs

Posted on 05/08/2024 6:46:56 PM PDT by cotton1706

Six years after Mike Braun came out on top in Indiana's first Trumpian Idol contest and won election to the U.S. Senate, he has coasted to the Republican nomination for governor.

It shouldn't have been quite so easy. On paper, Braun faced one of the most competitive statewide fields in Indiana history. At least three Republican contenders β€” Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, Brad Chambers and Eric Doden β€” had plausible cases to make for being stronger candidates than Braun.

Braun is an uninspiring U.S. senator who ran an uninspiring gubernatorial campaign. That turned out to be good enough because Braun had what he needed: name identification and former president Donald Trump's endorsement. That's probably going to be good enough for him to win in November, too.

Braun's competitors, meanwhile, never distinguished themselves to a Republican electorate beholden to Trump. They ran vaguely hybrid campaigns anchored to time-tested establishment Republican values while sort of appealing to Trump fans, or at least trying not offending them, but never really making headway.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections; US: Indiana
KEYWORDS: elections; elekchunz; jamesbriggs; pencecrimefamily; usatoday
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Reporter who would never vote for a Republican is VERY upset that the Indiana electorate is moving away from the preferred pantywaistery.

Braun has an 88% CR Liberty score, unlike 52% fellow senator Todd Young.

Braun should be a far more conservative governor than pantywaists Holcomb and Pence. THAT'S what the reporter fears.

1 posted on 05/08/2024 6:46:56 PM PDT by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

Indy star, pff

Thank You Indiana! Get rid of the riffrats.


2 posted on 05/08/2024 6:53:34 PM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (Bye done!)
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To: cotton1706

“time-tested establishment Republican values”

Pukeworthy.


3 posted on 05/08/2024 6:58:25 PM PDT by quantim (Victory is not relative, it is absolute. )
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To: cotton1706

The Reddit liberals HATE Braun. HATE. Just go to the Indiana subreddit.

It’s no surprise that the Indianapolis Red Star would say he’s a bad choice.


4 posted on 05/08/2024 6:59:02 PM PDT by Skywise
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To: cotton1706

Yeah the source makes that more than clear. Never has it been known to lean conservative or Republican. Thus, no surprise that they are unhappy.


5 posted on 05/08/2024 7:04:00 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: cotton1706

Who is this Briggs dude?


6 posted on 05/08/2024 7:08:27 PM PDT by Judge Bean
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To: Judge Bean

“He rejoined IndyStar from Axios”

https://www.indystar.com/staff/2647532001/james-briggs/

That probably tells you all you need to know.


7 posted on 05/08/2024 7:14:08 PM PDT by packagingguy
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To: cotton1706
A generally good piece of advice is to listen to deep state scribes carefully and do exactly the opposite.

Never trust a candidate who is not regularly attacked by the press.

8 posted on 05/08/2024 7:20:04 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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To: cotton1706

After reading a couple of sentences, my conclusion is James Briggs is an asshole trying to pass himself off as a journalist.

He should look for employment on the west coast, he’d be a perfect fit for the lefties out here.


9 posted on 05/08/2024 7:21:19 PM PDT by unclebankster (Globalism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.)
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To: cotton1706

This article is just mind boggling but nothing new. Here’s an excerpt “Polling might recommend candidates pound away on soul-sucking campaigns of border, border, border...”

Gee, saving our country from invasion is popular according to polling but just too soul-sucking to ponder, so let them all in.

How retarded has the left become?!


10 posted on 05/08/2024 7:28:26 PM PDT by toddausauras (Trump 2024)
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To: Vigilanteman
Never trust a candidate who is not regularly attacked by the press.

πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

11 posted on 05/08/2024 7:36:30 PM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of Air Force pilot. Both bitten by the aviation bug)
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To: cotton1706

The Star has gone from a major midwestern publication to a strip mall back office rag.


12 posted on 05/08/2024 7:37:27 PM PDT by The Louiswu (Pray for Peace in the world.)
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To: cotton1706
I live in Indiana, and I'm not excited about a Braun governorship. Even though he has a 88% CR score, he still voted too many times with the Rat majority on key bills and for that, he lost my trust. While he'll likely be better than Holcomb or Pence, I feel the other GOP candidates would have done an even better job if any of them had gotten the nod. Instead I see normal political shenanigans used to get someone into the office that will be in step with the Deep State.

Thoughts from other Hoosiers?

13 posted on 05/08/2024 7:38:07 PM PDT by ducttape45 (Proverbs 14:34, "Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.")
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To: TribalPrincess2U

The Indianapolis Star does not even qualify for use as a fish wrapper.


14 posted on 05/08/2024 7:52:57 PM PDT by DaiHuy (I support LGBTQ. (Lets Get Biden to Quit.))
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To: unclebankster

He doesn’t have to move that far; just one state over to Illinois. he would fit right in with the Chicago Tribune or Sun Times.


15 posted on 05/08/2024 7:54:27 PM PDT by Bernard (β€œGod's cruelest punishment is to let you reap what you sow.”)
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To: cotton1706

Indianapolis Star is a commie rag.


16 posted on 05/08/2024 8:32:03 PM PDT by freedomjusticeruleoflaw (Strange that a man with his wealth would have to resort to prostitution.)
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To: ducttape45

It was mostly name recognition. When you have a large field the one people know will usually win. I personally voted for Crouch, and she came in second. Braun should win easily. And I think he’ll be better than the clown we have now.


17 posted on 05/08/2024 8:40:13 PM PDT by redangus ( )
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To: quantim

Yep. I democrats are predatory and evil, and republicans are moronic and craven.


18 posted on 05/08/2024 8:41:02 PM PDT by Retain Mike ( Sat Cong)
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To: cotton1706

Of the primary contenders, Braun was the least pro-life, not my favorite. But now that he’s nominated, and a Republican, and has Trump endorsement, the demos are upset because: they want to destroy R party unity. Trump has said many times that demos work because demos “stick together” and Republicans don’t. The article is trying to create party disunity. In all these things, there should be a fight in the R primary, followed by R’s supporting the R nominee. Braun will cake walk to win in Indiana. D’s don’t like big R support, sniff sniff, so they are whining.


19 posted on 05/08/2024 8:52:42 PM PDT by FarRockaway2 (In God We Trust. All others bring data.)
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The Lt. Gov would have been nicer. I don’t like Braun either. His career could have been ended yesterday as a word to the rest of the game players.


20 posted on 05/08/2024 9:19:20 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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