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Indiana GOP lawmakers resisting many hard-right challengers
apnews.com ^ | 5/3/22 | Tom Davies

Posted on 05/03/2022 3:19:08 AM PDT by cotton1706

Frustrated conservatives wanting to push the Republican-controlled Indiana Legislature further to the right are trying to unseat several GOP lawmakers in Tuesday’s primary.

Roughly two dozen so-called liberty candidates are in Republican legislative races across the state, with their targets including several top-ranking members of the GOP-dominated House.

Those challengers argue the Legislature hasn’t been aggressive enough in attempting to ban abortion, enhancing gun rights and overturning COVID-19 restrictions that were ordered by Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb.

Republican legislative leaders argue the “no compromise” stances adopted by many challengers aren’t practical and tout the state’s low taxes and unemployment and broad private school voucher program among its conservative successes.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections; US: Indiana
KEYWORDS: elections

1 posted on 05/03/2022 3:19:08 AM PDT by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

Just want to give some RINOs a chance to experience a new job outside the state government.


2 posted on 05/03/2022 3:27:00 AM PDT by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: cotton1706

You know that the country has been taken over by commies when the constitution, liberty and freedom are called “right wing “.


3 posted on 05/03/2022 3:43:27 AM PDT by HighSierra5 (The only way you know a commie is lying is when they open their pieholes.)
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To: cotton1706

My family is in the process of migrating from the liberal $h!thole of Illinois to Indiana. I was happy they got Constitutional carry but very Disappointed in Holcomb’s veto of the ban on transgender athletes competing in women’s sports.


4 posted on 05/03/2022 3:44:49 AM PDT by BobinIL
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To: BobinIL

You’re gonna have to change your SN. BobinIN


5 posted on 05/03/2022 3:54:38 AM PDT by AFreeBird
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To: cotton1706

‘hard right’


6 posted on 05/03/2022 5:01:27 AM PDT by Altura Ct.
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