Count Chocula-Chicola vs. Joltin' Joe Donnelly

[dapper]

Since moving to Indy, I'm a lost pup with the districts and where to find out information on voting. When I lived in NY, I was able to find this stuff with ease. If anyone knows where to find information on who is going against who, please point me in the right direction. Zip Code 46561 District 2? A "Cheat Sheet" that I can just print out?

I think it is amazing how many people have those political signs on their properties. In NY, I might see 1 every few mile, here I'm seeing the signs almost every block. In the past week, I see that the huge poster size signs have been going up everywhere. In my area, it seems as though Donnelly is more popular (based on the signs)

Based on my travels, the signs are pretty even, however, I noticed the people who have the Chicola signs sometimes have 3 or 4 signs on their property, like that will make a difference. Also, I have noticed more Chicola signs placed near houses that are for sale and in places where the property owner may not be defined like on the side of the road with no houses within 100 yards, sort of like they were just dumped there.

What are your views on the candidates?

Dap

[saltpoint]

1. Word from that district is that Donnelly is leading, and may well

sweep that nasty little vermin Chocola down into the sewer he crawled out of.

Can't speak for the yard signs either way, but that district is looking like one of the Democratic pick-up districts.

I think Indiana will have 2 -- maybe 3 -- more Democrats in their delegation this time. Joe Donnelly there in your district, plus the 8th district (which I think includes Evansville) (?), and also a win for Baron Hill over Sodrel.

The 3 Republicans in those races -- Chocola, Hostettler, and Sodrel -- are either right-wing rubberstamps or right-wing nutbags.

Urge everyone you see to vote for Joe Donnelly.

[izzybeans]

2. I just moved back to Indiana from New Jersey.

Campaign information is much harder to find here than on the East Coast. The news media and many of the people are not really that attentive to politics. In jersey that is all we discussed. I knew who all my local officials were from freeholder to mayor, and their opponents. People there were more active in public life and less likely to bow to government officials.

I went to my first Indiana campaign debate the other day-state Senate. the local candidates were very unimpressive. The only thing that made even the democrat palatable was that he was not a wacked out conspiracy nut (Libertarian Kenn Gividen) or an advocate of public torture as a criminal justice policy (republican Greg Walker).

Chocola seems to me to be the type of Mayberry Machiavellian that needs ousted. If he is anything like republican candidates where I grew up (Evansville) he's filled with NRA and John Birch Society propaganda. Knows nothing more in fact. Anyone would be better. The slug I saw on my walk this morning would do.

http://www.in.gov/ai/appfiles/electionday/

Not a bad website. It will help you. Too bad there is little information for folks without internet access. I can't seem to get a straight answer from the local election office on my polling place. However I suppose the one listed on this website is correct because that is where they (county office) told me to go for the answer to my questions.

[dapper]

3. Thanks!

Thanks guys!

After going to Chicola's website and reading about him, I knew he wasn't going to get my vote. I still have to research Hiller vs. Fry but knowing that I'm leaning to the left :-) it looks like it's going to be Fry. Any opinions on either candidate?

Thanks,
Dap

[Indiana_Dem]

4. I live in the 2nd and campaigned for Donnelly in '04.....

I'm in the southern part of the 2nd district which is more Republican RW nuts, Limbaugh fans, farmers & Christian fundies. This is where Donnelly needs the most help--Cass County, Logansport area. If Donnelly can get this area, he can make it. I campaigned my ass off in '04. Chocola IS a rubber stamp for this admin. He is a millionaire and has raised millions including taking PAC money from Tom DeLay. His TV ads have been pinpointing (scaring) the anti-immigration, anti-liberal crowds with many false accusations against Donnelly. I know Donnelly from several meetings with him via fundraisers and events since '04. He appears to be genuine and wanting to do his best for all people. Unlike a usual Democratic member, though, he is pro-gun and anti-abortion. He never talks about it, though. Chocola would have everyone believe Donnelly's some extreme liberal as has been put out in all of Chocola's flyers!!!! Some of these stupid voters will never find out any different. In '04, I had a fundie voter slam the door in my face and wouldn't speak to me despite the fact that Donnelly was "on his side" of the abortion debate. Wouldn't even listen to me just because he'd been brainwashed into thinking all Dems are extreme liberals.

The big attack this year is focused on amnesty for illegals, though. That's all Chocola attacks him on because it's a big issue for voters around here with the fastest immigrant population in the state.