Archive for the ‘Election 2007’ CategoryImitation, flattery, and accuracyThursday, July 31st, 2008Ed Treacy used the term "Accidental Mayor" in reference to Mayor Greg Ballard 9 times in the speech he gave upon his return as Marion County Democratic Chairman. Now there is some sputtering on the Internet about the origin of the phrase "Accidental Mayor" and its accuracy. Pride forces me to claim credit. On ... Pushing to move the PrimaryFriday, May 16th, 2008Governor Mitch Daniels expressed the hope today that momentum will build to move Indiana's Presidential primary earlier in the campaign season. "I hope there will be more (momentum) now that we've seen how fun it is," Daniels said. "I wish it were an every time affair." The governor revealed, however, that he didn't ... Ballard TransitionMonday, December 10th, 2007Greg Ballard spent part of last week at a Mayor School run by the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns. The Mayor-elect earlier attended one in Boston. So far, he has made no appointments, at least not publicly. Is it late? Maybe not. Eight years ago Bart Peterson started unveiling major appointments at ... Snow politicsWednesday, December 5th, 2007My ride to work this morning was a little slow, but not bad. It tells me that Bart Peterson chose not to engage in snow politics. The way I see it, the outgoing Mayor had three options: 1-Ignore the snow and show his disdain for the voters who threw him out in ... National League of Cities to lose presidentWednesday, November 14th, 2007Not only did Greg Ballard take out an incumbent, you could argue that he beat the top mayor in the country. That's because Bart Peterson is the President of the National League of Cities. He's the host for that group's annual convention in New Orleans this week. Talk about a bittersweet ... Big Winners & LosersWednesday, November 7th, 2007You may have noticed I missed a prediction. Most years I would settle for 5 out of 6, but I could have done better this time. Meantime, irony abounds in the outcome of the 2007 election. Just one of the ironies is the fact that, while Republican winner Greg Ballard got ... Normal … so farTuesday, November 6th, 2007An unusual campaign season gave way to an Election day that appears normal. County Clerk Beth White has problems to deal with but no catastrophe in sight. Turnout guesses at this stage are always based on anecdotal evidence but that evidence suggests routine participation for a municipal election. Voter anger over ... Election PredictionsMonday, November 5th, 2007We made predictions on Indiana Week in Review over the weekend. Here are mine: Mayor: Democrat Bart Peterson City County Council: leans Republican Fort Wayne: Democrat Tom Henry South Bend: Democrat Steve Luecke Evansville: Democrat Jonathan Weinzapfel Big Surprise: low turnout Questions:Friday, November 2nd, 2007Will a Colts win Sunday help Bart Peterson on Tuesday? Will a loss hurt him? Who gets the coattail effect in that Greg Ballard/Kent Smith commercial? Ballard, or Smith? Did Bart Peterson recruit Fred Peterson? Will it look like he did when this is all over? Greg Ballard’s BlogTuesday, October 30th, 2007You have an interest in political blogs if you are reading this. What about Greg Ballard's blog? The Republican candidate for Mayor of Indianapolis keeps a blog on his website, or at least he used to. He last posted an entry on August 26th. In two of his ... 
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