Comments on Advance Indiana™: Ballard Attacks Kennedy For Supporting Tax Increase

Politics 101 teaches you that an incumbent doesn&#...

2011-09-24T09:07:28.249-05:00

Politics 101 teaches you that an incumbent doesn't go into attack mode unless he/she is down in the polls. As far as the partisan breakdown, here are some facts:

With the exception of the prosecutor's race, which had a +4 Democratic advantage, the other Marion county races were indeed +10 or more.

Did you notice too how all the people in that commercial are women? Ballard is weak with women, especially with a female opponent. A recent study came out showing that female candidates are typically underrated in polling before an election. I suspect Kennedy is actually in a stronger position than many acknowledge.

Ballard also pushed raising the alcohol tax and fo...

2011-09-23T17:42:17.339-05:00

Ballard also pushed raising the alcohol tax and food and beverage tax.

The R's are actually claiming there is only a ...

2011-09-23T15:55:16.577-05:00

The R's are actually claiming there is only a 4% difference in party registration in Indy? Heck, I think the D's 10% is actually fairly conservative.

This just shows to me how out of touch Ballard is. Taxes are not a good issue for him given his record. He's putting the ball on the tee for Melina Kennedy.