Posted on 11/06/2007 9:19:24 PM PST by LdSentinal
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Republican challenger Greg Ballard has scored a stunning upset in winning election for mayor of Indianapolis.
After trailing in polling as recently as last month, Ballard finished his long uphill climb by beating two-term Democratic incumbent Bart Peterson. With 98% of the precincts counted, Ballard had an insurmountable lead of more than 6,000 votes -- a margin of 51% to 47%.
Peterson has conceded the election, saying he called Ballard and congratulated him on his victory. Peterson also promised his full support and urged Democrats to rally around the new mayor.
Meanwhile, Ballard is calling it a huge upset over the 2-time incumbent mayor.
In his victory speech, the 52-year-old retired Marine Corps lieutenant colonel called it "really unbelievable."
He said six months ago he was the only one who believed he could win; now everyone believes.
Ballard capitalized on public discontent over property tax increases, a hike this year in the Marion County income tax and the city's crime rate.
Great news!! End Demagogue vote fraud nationwide and the ‘Rats will be in deep doo-doo.
Black Bart Peterson - foiled again!
There’s a lesson in that....
But.... but... ABC News said tonight that all Republicans were going to be voting Democrat! How could this be? (sarc)
Gee and he beat the polling too ... imagine that
The Democrats are going hate the Voter ID
As I said on the other thread, get ready for a STORM of “Evil Republican” stories next year....
It’s been softball from the Indy Media where Peterson has been concerned for some time now, but that will end when Ballard takes over...
Indy will suddenly be full of “racial Issues”, and other things to fire up the Dem Base in the inner-city. Things that the media ignored for years will suddenly become “Important Issues”.
I’ve seen this game before, and remember how it’s played...
(I know SEVERAL of the local lower-level TV types, and if you could see the limp wrists, you’d understand WHY they support Democrats like gods)
MOST IMPORTANT:
This puts Julia Carson’s Congress seat in play next year.
The Dem Machine took one on the chin tonite, in a BIG way. But Monroe Gray isn’t going to go quietly into the night, expect him to run for Carson’s seat.
“The Democrats are going hate the Voter ID”
Too bad we couldn’t get any Repubs on the ballot in Lake County, eh?
WooHoo!!!
Now THAT would be a miracle. Geting her out of Congress would raise the cumulative IQ in that room by double digits.
Most people outside the area don’t know that during the last Indy election, Carson and Dem’s bused blackleather suited/bereted thug-looking-’nation’ guys around to key Centre Township polling places...follow-ons obvious..
“Hey, keep’m ‘n line!”
Pictures anyone? We know they’re ‘out there’.
The US Attorney may even give you’s a break...
You’re not one of the “you’s”, tcrlaf - please excuse my contextual pretzel.
You are SO correct, my friend.
I also believe GWB 'picked up' those 4 million additional votes between year 2000 and 2004 precisely because of the heavy scrutiny of both illegal voters and the inner city voting process, brought on IRONICALLY by the Florida dimpled chad fiasco.
But.... but... ABC News said tonight that all dead Republicans were going to be voting Democrat! How could this be?
There, fixed it. Photo ID works. That's why Demoncrats hate the idea.
I hope they actually do start reporting whats going on.
The east side is a gang war zone thats been glossed over for years, The hispanic and black gangs are battling over turf and drug trade.
Downtown which for many years was vibrant and safe after dark is once again a place I don't even enjoy in the daytime.
Because so little was spent by the gop in this election I even wondered if they wanted to win it. The city is in bad shape I hope mayor Ballard is successful and brings it back, I fear though that between the crime , 100 plus year old sewers, a blatantly biased media and a council that can't stop grafting the public for its own gain, the city may have to effectively crash before it can come back.
” Mr. Eric Dickerson, that’s Eric Dickerson, please call your office immediately. You’re want to perform a carsonectomy.”
bump
How many other locales would this be true in also? It’s demoralizing here in Pennsylvania to know it goes on with regularity, especially in Philly and Pittsburgh, and nothing is done about it.
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