Comments on Advance Indiana™: Mullikin Plans Musical Entrance In Race to Unseat Bright

Kevin--there is always the "Nixon to China" theory...

2006-01-18T11:06:00.000-05:00

Kevin--

there is always the "Nixon to China" theory that comes into play with these things. It was believed that only the true-blue hearted Anti-Communist Nixon could have defrosted relations with both China and the USSR as he did in his second term. Any liberal President would have had to watch his back.

With this in mind, I do believe that both the first woman and first African American Presidents will be Republican. They will have to prove themselves NOT beholden to a certain interest group to win broad support. I doubt that will be either Colin Powell or Condi Rice... but....

For Mullikin, the added advantage must be that he is running in a Republican stronghold -- so running as Democrat wouldn't help. Eh... if you look at the voting record of Southern Indiana Democrats -- who'd know the difference between them and the Dobsons of the world?

I agree Randy. No one seems to have the courage t...

2006-01-17T15:28:00.000-05:00

I agree Randy. No one seems to have the courage to run as an openly gay person. Its a catch-22, they say a gay person can't win in Indiana, yet no one tries, so we really don't know.

I wish this candidate the best of luck (even if he IS republican) ;-)

WOW--- if this guy can run from Jennings County-- ...

2006-01-17T11:18:00.000-05:00

WOW--- if this guy can run from Jennings County-- why can't a few strong candidates -- openly gay or lesbian -- take on Scott Schneider or Ginny Cain. Or maybe even dream big-- take down Brian Bosma or *gasp* Brandt Hershman?

We have to stop waiting for the straight allies to do our work for us. Way to go Brent!