Via Blue Indiana, Daily Kos, and the Politico are reporting that McCain, or at least RNC surrogates on his behalf are planning to use some resources in Indiana.
Defending ground that ought to be taken for granted has to be annoying.
Time recently ran an article on Indiana’s drift blueward from red to purple. (It’s great having a blog, just making up words like “blueward”.)
The key factor driving the desire for political change here is economic pain — even in traditional Republican bastions like Elkhart County, in the state’s Northeast corner, where the closure of several RV plants has pushed the unemployment rate to 9.3%. Even incumbent Republican governor Mitch Daniels is presenting himself as an agent of change.
(“Elkhart County in the Northeast corner?” “Forget it, he’s rolling.”)
If I had to bet, I’d bet that Obama does not win Indiana. But, the fact that Indiana is even close doesn’t bode well for McCain nation-wide.
Yeah, when my 72-yr old mother, who lives in Elkhart County, attends her first political mtg. in her life to campaign for Obama you know that something has changed. She’s always been in the closet for Dems but has decided that enough is enough.
Has somebody been moving Elkhart County again?
Are they trying to change time zones, or what?
No, I think it’s a whole bunch of things although pair the time zone thing with the tollroad and they’re all punchy. The closing of Monaco has hit Nappanee/Wakarusa hard as I know they lost over 1400 jobs. Newmar which makes high-end RV’s has all but closed. Being turned down for FEMA funding after the Oct. tornado didn’t help either.