Boss Hogsett is at it again

[edporch]

Shreve is against the right to bear arms, and that is ALWAYS a deal breaker for me no matter the candidate
I've found it to be the most reliable "litmus test" through the years as to how they will govern on other issues.

He spells it out here.

https://shreveformayor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Gun-Policy.pdf

 

[Cameramonkey]

I did something I've never done today. I left my vote blank for the mayoral race. I couldn't bring myself to vote for Shreve and I sure as hell wasn't going to vote for Hogsett. There doesn't seem to be a nickel's worth of difference between them.

FOr the first time in as far as I can remember, I didnt vote.
I left for the office at 5am. Then I had back to back to back meetings all day, followed by a PT appt across town, and then a meeting a church at 6 with barely enough time to grab a sandwich in the drive through.

So given there wasnt really anybody worth voting for this time, I didnt try to make my life any harder by trying to cram one more thing into my day.

 

[Cameramonkey]

If the Bored Rich Dude(tm) fails, it will be interesting to see what he does. Given he was a literal clone of Mayor Stinky Shoes, I wouldnt be surprised if he lands an appointment somewhere in Hogsett's administration.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

This is why republicans lose and the dems keep right in trucking. How many “moderate“ dems run fairly conservative but almost ALWAYS vote with the left? A lot! Dems will vote for their teammate no matter what they say. Conservatives must be told what they want to hear and have their back massaged.

Do ANY of you high principled people actually think a candidate that says what you believe could EVER get elected mayor of Indy? Heck no!

The choices were leftist and and a guy that was not a full on leftist and might have been a conservative saying what it takes to be seen as a capable moderate in a leftist city. Any action other than a vote for Shreve is a vote for leftists. Whether or not it made a difference will never be known because the machine got so many to not vote…

Shreve lost me when he flipped on the gun control thing. Simple as that. Don't believe he's a moderate anything. He's full blown leftist other than his abortion stance, which has nothing to do with the mayor's office, which he acknowledged. Still went from an NRA "A" rating to full on gun banner. I cannot trust him after that.

 

[OkieGirl]

Shreve lost me when he flipped on the gun control thing. Simple as that. Don't believe he's a moderate anything. He's full blown leftist other than his abortion stance, which has nothing to do with the mayor's office, which he acknowledged. Still went from an NRA "A" rating to full on gun banner. I cannot trust him after that.

You couldn't trust him before that either. Guy runs under the "R" banner but every policy is either hard left/soft left/or not the mayor's job. I've never seen a politician lose his spine faster than this joker. The two candidates for Mayor of Indy were "Option A" or also "Option A but with a different name".

What should really be a heated debate is what will it take to get REAL CONSERVATIVES back on the ballot. The republican party leadership should be ashamed of themselves with this mess.

 

[BigMoose]

Looks like Boss Hogsett keeps his job.

 

[bgcatty]

Shreve is an idiot first and an anti 2A arse after that!

 

[OurDee]

HogHead

 

[BigMoose]

Shreve conceded.

 

[Nugget]

The two candidates for Mayor of Indy were "Option A" or also "Option A but with a different name".

 

[Tanfodude]

We went to a voting place this past Sunday, went in and saw the line. We left. LOL.

 

[Ingomike]

Shreve lost me when he flipped on the gun control thing. Simple as that. Don't believe he's a moderate anything. He's full blown leftist other than his abortion stance, which has nothing to do with the mayor's office, which he acknowledged. Still went from an NRA "A" rating to full on gun banner. I cannot trust him after that.

So you trust the leftist dem to run things more? You do not get the candidates you dream of, you get reality.

 

[Ingomike]

Got it. Do you guys think not voting will make things better or worse?

 

[Doug]

I just saw Hogsett say he was going to get guns off the street, but he didn't say he was going to protect women's abortion rights. Wasn't that one of his campaign promises?

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Got it. Do you guys think not voting will make things better or worse?

In this particular election? It will make things as better or worse as voting to be executed by firing squad or beheading. An illusion of input with the same outcome.

Remember how much better everything was under Ballard? But REEpublICan!!! Hiring freeze we never recovered from, fleet neglected to the point we *still* have CVPIs in service. Talent drain and morale in free fall because he hired a professional police impersonator to waste millions of dollars repaneling his office... So much difference.

 

[edporch]

Got it. Do you guys think not voting will make things better or worse?

That depends on who the candidates are.

The Republican Party stupidly backed a Republican mayoral candidate who tried to "out Democrat" his Democrat opponent and he lost as expected.

The Republican party never seems to learn that strategy rarely works.
You win by offering REAL CHANGE, not "meet the new boss, same as the old boss".

 

[DoggyDaddy]

So you trust the leftist dem to run things more? You do not get the candidates you dream of, you get reality.

I don't like wolves in sheep's clothing.

 

[04FXSTS]

I am nowhere near Indy so don't have a dog in this hunt. If I was in that position I would have went to vote and left the mayor blank because there is no way I would have voted for either of these stooges. Jim.

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

In this particular election? It will make things as better or worse as voting to be executed by firing squad or beheading. An illusion of input with the same outcome.

Remember how much better everything was under Ballard? But REEpublICan!!! Hiring freeze we never recovered from, fleet neglected to the point we *still* have CVPIs in service. Talent drain and morale in free fall because he hired a professional police impersonator to waste millions of dollars repaneling his office... So much difference.

Don't forget BlueIndy and all the prime parking spaces it took over.

 

[Leadeye]

Large criminal constituencies prefer leadership that serves their wants. When Indy is worse than chicago the blue lever legions will still be pulling blue levers.