Senate Majority Campaign Committee attacks ‘a pattern of criminal and unethical behavior’ by Sen. Alting's GOP challenger. Bagsby’s response: ‘I am not running from my story. I am running on it.'
The problem with a guy like Bagsby is he expects everyone else to grant him grace for his failings while wanting to represent a party (exemplified at the state level by its lieutenant governor) that is united around a vengeful president who practices grace toward nobody. They wants the benefits of Christian grace but set aside Christ's principles in favor of political idolatry.
Fortunately, the District 22 election isn’t a binary choice between a sellout voting for redistricting and someone whose legal “past” is not all behind him (Is he truly reformed, or will his legislative decisions be based only on self interest? At best, his current legal will be a distraction).
The Democratic primary will give us another choice.
The responses I've seen on social media remind me that there are some folks out there who much prefer a saved sinner story to the person who never got in much trouble to begin with.
If this election wasn't so serious, it would read like a story in "The Onion."
It's obvious that Bagsby is cut from the same immoral and criminal cloth as his uber-hero, King Darn'old Drumpf of Dementia-Felonia, Lt. Governor Beckwith, and the Steaming Sack of Rokita.
I'm a former Alting supporter. After he ditched his soul to vote for redistricting, he lost all credibility. We are now left with "anybody but Alting."
Even with the incredibly disappointing redistricting vote I believe Alting is better than any other Republican who might occupy the seat, but he's clearly worse than any Democrat. I'll hope for him to beat this Beckwithite primary opponent and will hope for him to lose in a blue wave November.
The funny thing all the Indiana Senators who voted against redistricting were promised to be "primaried" How did that work for Alting if he voted to redistrict to avoid being primaried?
Exactly. And I think when he voted, he knew that this Bagsby guy was going to challenge him, so probably already had this oppo in hand, AND that redistricting did not have the votes to pass. Was this then a really cynical effort to ward off a *stronger* primary opponent? Yuck. The job is not worth it, Ronnie.
I got "redistricted" out of his district so have no say. I think he screwed up going with the sheep on that vote.
Even Deery knew he had competition before the vote on districting but he didn't bend.
Sometimes politicians just need to look deep inside for moral and ethical reasons for voting a certain way instead of trying to second guess the political game to determine how to vote.
I do not love that strategy. Sometimes you can outsmart yourself and you end up with someone truly terrible. My approach is to for who I like best in the primary and the lesser evil in the general.
The problem with a guy like Bagsby is he expects everyone else to grant him grace for his failings while wanting to represent a party (exemplified at the state level by its lieutenant governor) that is united around a vengeful president who practices grace toward nobody. They wants the benefits of Christian grace but set aside Christ's principles in favor of political idolatry.
The party is a crime family.
Fortunately, the District 22 election isn’t a binary choice between a sellout voting for redistricting and someone whose legal “past” is not all behind him (Is he truly reformed, or will his legislative decisions be based only on self interest? At best, his current legal will be a distraction).
The Democratic primary will give us another choice.
The responses I've seen on social media remind me that there are some folks out there who much prefer a saved sinner story to the person who never got in much trouble to begin with.
Offering a chance at redemption comes with not only admitting past issues, but being competent enough to fulfill the obligations to constituents.
How exactly has he proven such an ability?
If this election wasn't so serious, it would read like a story in "The Onion."
It's obvious that Bagsby is cut from the same immoral and criminal cloth as his uber-hero, King Darn'old Drumpf of Dementia-Felonia, Lt. Governor Beckwith, and the Steaming Sack of Rokita.
I'm a former Alting supporter. After he ditched his soul to vote for redistricting, he lost all credibility. We are now left with "anybody but Alting."
Even with the incredibly disappointing redistricting vote I believe Alting is better than any other Republican who might occupy the seat, but he's clearly worse than any Democrat. I'll hope for him to beat this Beckwithite primary opponent and will hope for him to lose in a blue wave November.
You could always vote for him in the Republican primary and then vote for the Democrat in the general.
The funny thing all the Indiana Senators who voted against redistricting were promised to be "primaried" How did that work for Alting if he voted to redistrict to avoid being primaried?
Exactly. And I think when he voted, he knew that this Bagsby guy was going to challenge him, so probably already had this oppo in hand, AND that redistricting did not have the votes to pass. Was this then a really cynical effort to ward off a *stronger* primary opponent? Yuck. The job is not worth it, Ronnie.
I got "redistricted" out of his district so have no say. I think he screwed up going with the sheep on that vote.
Even Deery knew he had competition before the vote on districting but he didn't bend.
Sometimes politicians just need to look deep inside for moral and ethical reasons for voting a certain way instead of trying to second guess the political game to determine how to vote.
Understand and agree with your point. Perhaps we should get on the Bagsby train to make the Dem candidate so much more acceptable to Repub voters.
I do not love that strategy. Sometimes you can outsmart yourself and you end up with someone truly terrible. My approach is to for who I like best in the primary and the lesser evil in the general.
And the race heats up.
Sounds like he should run for secretary of state
Actually, he seems a kindred spirit to lawbreaker, that Steaming Pile of Rokita.
It is rich to see the party of Trump degrading 'a pattern of criminal and unethical behavior. I guess that's only a problem if you are a black man.
Before I give up commenting for (strictly heathen) Lent, hooray for the Women of Distinction! One of them, at least, is a delightful force of nature!