Republicans Vulnerable to Losing House Majority
Mary Beth Schneider of the Indy Star made a keen observation about the possibility of the GOP to lose the majority over the Major Moves Project. Article
"The votes lawmakers cast this session won't just affect their constituents. They may make a difference in who gets elected this November, and which party controls the House next year.
Bosma, in his second year as speaker, acknowledged Wednesday that the 51 Republican votes needed to pass Major Moves may move the GOP out of the majority in the 100-seat House.
House Republicans, he said, addressed the issues "despite the fact that it may result in our not coming back here to serve in the future. That's courage."
He accused Democrats -- who uniformly opposed Major Moves in the House -- of appealing to people's "basest interests so they would be afraid of foreigners, people with Australian accents, coming here to Indiana."
Bauer, though, said the public understood the Major Moves deal and didn't like it.
Democrats, he said, will run this fall on a key theme: 'We listened.' "
Local Representative Randy Borror was the sponsor of the bill. But it is highly unlikely that any of the state Representatives in Allen County will be hurt or able to take advantage of the bill in November. Allen County is too far removed from the issues of concern such as toll hikes and changing of trucker traffic patterns.
For those who don't know, the toll road goes through some of northern Indiana's swing districts in the house. With the House majority at a slim margin it would only take a handful for the Democrats to take control of the Gerneral Assembly in 2007.
Note: Fort Wayne Insight has a poll on whether Major Moves was good or bad. Here
"The votes lawmakers cast this session won't just affect their constituents. They may make a difference in who gets elected this November, and which party controls the House next year.
Bosma, in his second year as speaker, acknowledged Wednesday that the 51 Republican votes needed to pass Major Moves may move the GOP out of the majority in the 100-seat House.
House Republicans, he said, addressed the issues "despite the fact that it may result in our not coming back here to serve in the future. That's courage."
He accused Democrats -- who uniformly opposed Major Moves in the House -- of appealing to people's "basest interests so they would be afraid of foreigners, people with Australian accents, coming here to Indiana."
Bauer, though, said the public understood the Major Moves deal and didn't like it.
Democrats, he said, will run this fall on a key theme: 'We listened.' "
Local Representative Randy Borror was the sponsor of the bill. But it is highly unlikely that any of the state Representatives in Allen County will be hurt or able to take advantage of the bill in November. Allen County is too far removed from the issues of concern such as toll hikes and changing of trucker traffic patterns.
For those who don't know, the toll road goes through some of northern Indiana's swing districts in the house. With the House majority at a slim margin it would only take a handful for the Democrats to take control of the Gerneral Assembly in 2007.
Note: Fort Wayne Insight has a poll on whether Major Moves was good or bad. Here
posted by Indiana Pundit at 11:33 AM
2 Comments:
I think at least two Republicans will lose this year's elections over this; and they should.
I have heard that in some areas well over 75% of the area's voters opposed Major Moves.
I remember back when politicians listened to their constituents rather then their political Party...
It seems like so long ago...
Yeah, back in your Polly Anna days.
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