Indiana's 9th Congressional District Primary Overview

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Saturday April 28, 2012 · 10:46 AM PDT

2012/04/28 · 10:46

The 9th district is an ancestrally Democratic district based in Southern Indiana. Represented for many years by the legendary Lee Hamilton, the district has slowly became more competitive. Being an R leaning district, 5 term incumbent Baron Hill was unseated from office from tea party darling Todd Young in 2010. Republicans also grabbed control of the state house, and already controlled the state senate and governors mansion. Naturally given full control R's gerrymandered one of the most competitive districts in the nation to be slightly more Republican. So far fundraising for all candidates has been anemic, not coming close to matching Young. The general election will likely not be that competitive. However that did not stop the entrance of five candidates, many of impressive background.

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Saturday November 05, 2011 · 3:40 PM PDT

2011/11/05 · 15:40

Kentucky. The home of the Kentucky Derby, beautiful mountain scenery, and Rand Paul. John McCain won the state by a comfy margin and Republicans have hold a solid 7-2 advantage in the state's congressional delegation. Democrats have not won a seat in the US Senate from Kentucky in nearly twenty years (albeit the last 3 have been competitive). However despite this Kentucky Democrats are likely going to have their best election in nearly a decade. This year Kentucky put up an amazing set of candidates.

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How many out of the 6 spots will dems win?

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How many out of the 6 spots will dems win?

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President Obama is not a center right President

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Sunday September 04, 2011 · 2:52 PM PDT

2011/09/04 · 14:52

This started as what was supposed to be a one sentence reply to a comment saying that President Obama was a right of center President. However I thought it was diary worthy. I know that this may not be a wide held view here, but I ask you at least consider what I am saying. Thanks!

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If the 2012 election was today who would you vote for?

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If the 2012 election was today who would you vote for?

Barack Obama

1063 votes

Republican

61 votes

Other

326 votes

Would not vote

157 votes

Cheers, Jeers, and Darn Good Barbeque: My Overview of Fancy Farm 2011

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Sunday August 07, 2011 · 12:55 PM PDT

2011/08/07 · 12:55

If you at all follow Kentucky politics you know that the annual Fancy Farm picnic is the super bowl of Kentucky politics. It originally started as a simple Church picnic but Kentucky legends like Happy Chandler helped to make it into a must see political event. It is never news when a politician confirms they will go to Fancy Farm, it is only news when they do not. If you are anybody in Kentucky politics you will go to Fancy Farm, it is a must. This year was quite interesting as it looks to be one of the best years Kentucky Democrats have had in a long while. For the most part they have nominated an amazing line of candidates with great futures ahead of them. Republicans, well lets just say that they decided to go with the ever successful approach of nominating a bunch of duds.

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Which BBQ do you like best, chicken or pork?

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Which BBQ do you like best, chicken or pork?

Chicken

20 votes

Pork

44 votes

Neither

2 votes

I'm a vegetarian!

4 votes

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