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Mike Bynum was the only person to put forth a desire to become the next Allen County chairman. Good luck to Mr Bynum as I'm sure he'll do a fine job.The story about this particular process is interesting. While it is normal for nobody to contest the incumbancy of a popular chairman, it is atypical for an open seat to not be a contested race.So why is there so little interest among Democrats in

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How do the Iowa results affect the local political landscape?First off, the field of candidates in either party will be down to only two or three viable candidates.Secondly, the Democratic party's primary should receive a boost in turnout. The Obama - Clinton fight should still be in full stride come May.Finally, don't necessarily expect yesterday's leaders to be in front in May. Later in the

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Much has been said about the lack of fact checking in today's Political Notebook (see FWOB). Ben and the Journal don't seem to have an understanding of local politics either.It is not uncommon for Democrats to have an uncontested ticket in the primary. When this happens some party members will vote in the Republican primary to try and influence their primary. The best example of this was in 2002

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The title suggests that the content of this post would fit in with Melissa Long, Tracy Warner, and their desire to have a casino downtown. Sorry to disappoint. This post is about the under vote.The under vote is a calculation of the difference between the top of the ticket and other candidates/ races on the same ballot. It gauges the effectiveness of candidates and their campaigns.Historically,

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As this week ends so does that of the marathon tenure of FW city councilman Don Schmidt. Last night he gave an interview of retrospect covering his terms of service, and his last campaign. It shed light as to why he lost his race.He said that this would have been his last election and that he had contemplated not even running this year. He thought that the Kelty debacle might have caused him to

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The answer to that question is "Yes". Early reports of my demise have been greatly exaggerated.Look for more posts over the holidays.Merry Christmas to All.

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Today is the day . Democrats are giddy as a child on Christmas Day (some Republicans included). The press are vulturing for a major story. Kelty's group is cautiously confident that things will go their way.That is as far as I will venture into the subject of today's Election Board Meeting. Why? Because it has been covered to death in the local blogosphere. This is a story about what the GOP

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Turnout is approaching historic lows citywide.

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Turnout is very light.Its too early to tell which way the campaigns are going.

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New HavenByrd got the kiss of death endorsement for Republican candidates. The newspaper endorsed Byrd based on McDonald being the more vocal opponent of county consolidation. Most New Haven residents are closer to being in line with McDonald on that issue.Prediction: McDonaldFort WayneOn the Democratic ticket there is no debate. Henry is the only viable choice on the ticket.Prediction: HenryThe

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The race for the Republican nominations for Fort Wayne City Council At-large is expected to be one of the tightest in the history of the city. Six candidates are vying for three spots to be on the fall ballot.Its also not a race that gets all the glamour or money thats seen in the mayoral race. That means this race is going to be determined for the most part by how much the candidate injects

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Apparently Asher Ad Agency will no longer be doing business with the local Republican Party. This is after Asher sold or gave a list that had been given to Asher for the purpose of a candidate's campaign to the Yellow Ribbon petition group. This violates confidentiality standards that clients expect to receive when they give outside company's sensitive information.This also raises an ethics

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No, this isn't another Harrison Square story.Its a story about a man named Jed I mean Jeff and a guy named Pat. Jeff Neumeyer thought he had a scandal story on Matt Kelty when Kelty's campaign website claimed him to be a former walk-on at Notre Dame. Jeff went so far as to check the roster during the Jerry Faust years. He didn't find Kelty's name on those rosters.Well, anybody who has seen the

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These are the seven candidates for the Democrat Party's nomination for FW city council at large seats. I expect a low turnout for the Democrat primary as a whole due to crossover into the Kelty-Peters race. This race will be the most competitive.I expect the winners of the primary nomination to be (in no order) Shoaff, Cline, Porter-Ross. I picked John Shoaff because he is an incumbent with

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I've been asked questions by people who attended last night's bean dinner about the etiquette of presenters at party functions wearing a candidate's favors. (The above picture from last night is courtesy of Barb Kelsaw).Normally it would be considered bad form in a primary. In this case it could be debated as he held a press conference for Nelson Peters earlier in the day and is not a secret

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These billboards are back to back on the same billboard structure at the corner of Broadway and Taylor Streets near General Electric. Its a duel to the finish.

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Recently there have been a rash of large yard sign shenanigans. The object of these deeds has primarily been Crawford, Kelty, Morris, and Peters signs. Most would say that this happens every year and its not worth mentioning. I think its getting worse. The people doing this are getting bolder in their tactics.This goes beyond negative campaigning. A voter who passes by one of those signs

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For all the Republican city council members who voted for Harrison Square.You are a Republican because:You believe that the proper function of government is to do for the people those things that have to be done but cannot be done by individuals and that the most effective government is one that is closest to the people.You believe that good government is based on the individual and that each

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Q: What makes you think you are the most qualified candidate in your race?Experience - now completing third term in office. Good judgement.Q: What personal attribute do you hope to bring to city council if elected? I am a hard workerwho puts a lot of time into researching each issue before Council to make the best vote I can.Q: What issue(s) are at the forefront for what you want to address?

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Q: What makes you think you are the most qualified candidate in your race?It’s up to the voters of the 2nd District to decide who is the most qualified to represent them, and they will do that on Election Day. But I think that I bring a wealth of experience and a unique perspective to this race that would be beneficial additions to City Council. For the past 20 years, I have worked for better

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According to IndianaUnclaimed.com some of our government offices have unclaimed funds. Here are the ones I found.Allen County Clerk of CourtsAllen County Planning CommissionAllen County Small ClaimsAllen Superior Court

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For those who wonder if the crowds at the Harrison Square meetings haven't been stacked, read this email.If you are in favor of the Harrison Square Project, please show up at the City Council Chamber Tuesday April 17, 2007 at 5:30 in the City County Building. This will be the preliminary vote and your support is needed. Thanks for your consideration.Regards,Richard CumminsUpstate Indiana

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Q: What makes you think you are the most qualified candidate in your race?I am a hometown deputy prosecuting attorney who is committed to sound stewardship of our taxes, efficient delivery of services, limited government, and the market. I have decided to stay, like many of my fellow young professionals, because my wife and I found that Fort Wayne's quality of life is better. Since we decided

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Q: What makes you think you are the most qualified candidate in your race?While I certainly respect my primary opponent, it is my strong belief that our campaign best represents the beliefs and interests of the Fourth District. Like a multitude of my neighbors, I am fiscally conservative, I excel as a professional, receiving accolades and praise for my performance in the classroom for Southwest

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It came to my attention that there are several campaigns that have no disclaimer on their yard signs and are in violation of election law. Here is the list as I know it. Should I find more I will add to this list.Marty BenderIvan Hood Tom Cook

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50 x 50 scanability. This could be better. As a former elected official Marty should have known that thin-lined fonts such as the one to the left are more difficult for people to read.Clean. It is a clean simple design. But I'm not a fan of it. I call it "generic patriotic".Uniqueness. The patriotic theme is often used by campaigns. Too much so. It has lost a lot of its effectiveness.Color. RWB

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50 x 50 scanability. It is easy to read through the windshield from 50 feet away. Clean. All the basics are easily readable.Uniqueness. The nonlinear font in combination with the years of saturation make this one of the most effective sign designs year in and year out. The design even worked for Ken Fries.Color. The yellow lettering makes the name pop.Grade B+

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50 x 50 scanability. It is easy to read through the windshield from 50 feet away.Clean. All the basics are easily readable.Uniqueness. This appears to be a cheap stock design. The sign is also oblong in shape. While this is good in a uniqueness factor it is bad in a practicality factor. These signs use a trident metal frame that is thinner than the normal frame. Those frames are weaker and

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50 x 50 scanability. It is easy to read through the windshield from 50 feet away.Clean. The name and position are displayed prominantly .Uniqueness. Not too many campaigns can use a Richard Dreyfuss movie as their tag line in a campaign. That was a creative move.Color. The green sign is visible among the rest due to its color. I think it is a dark enough green that there shouldn't be any fading

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50 x 50 scanability. It is easy to read through the windshield from 50 feet away.Clean. The name is displayed prominantly. I like the simplicity of it. Just the Karen's name and what she's running for.Uniqueness. The only thing I can say here is she uses the plastic slip cover signs. They are cheaper to produce a high volume, but the downside is they are less durable. They are more prone to

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Fort Wayne, IN., April 5, 2007 – Conservative Republican mayoral candidate Matt Kelty clarified the poll data released Thursday morning regarding public opinion on the city’s Harrison Square project. The campaign’s previous release, issued at a 9:00 a.m. Thursday morning press conference, did not include the fact that 259 (64.6%) of the respondents were Republican voters very likely or somewhat

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54% of Residents in Recent Poll are Opposed, Nearly 76% Against the Ballpark and Public Financing of ProjectFort Wayne, IN., April 5, 2007 – Conservative Republican mayoral candidate Matt Kelty today released the results of a recent poll showing a majority of Fort Wayne residents are opposed to the Harrison Square project as proposed by City officials. Kelty supports a market-driven approach to

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In a guest editorial by former county commissioner Ed Rouseau, it was revealed that the Hardball Capital investment is $250,000 per year spread over 20 years. This is the type of "gift" that worries me. This payment plan system makes this a private/ public partnership in name only. It makes the public responsible for almost all of the construction costs.Here are some other things to keep in

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In case you haven't noticed. Its yard sign season time. If you see a sign or have a sign you want reviewed, send the photo/ image to indianapundit@yahoo.com.Reviews and commentary will start next week.

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I got this email in response to the piece about the Democratic Party's blog. This is totally unaltered. I'm not even sure I need to comment on it. It explains itself.From: "Michael Reef" To: indianapundit@yahoo.comDate: Sat, 03 Mar 2007 00:07:23 -0500I like to talk to you for just one moment if I could. I just read an articlethat you put about our Democratic Chairman Kevin Knuth. I would like

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A reader sent me the link to this post by Matt Tully of the Indy Star. I expect to get an earful of complaints from certain people about my observations.http://blogs.indystar.com/politicaljunkie/February 15, 2007Spinning awayPosted by Matt TullyI heard from Indiana Democratic Party spokeswoman Jennifer Wagner this week. She was mad that I had recently referred to the blog she operates as the

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I've had conversation with several people who were at the recent rally at Piere's. There was a concensus that Democratic candidate for City Council District 4, Charles Langley, made a poor decision when he handed his notes to the host of the rally to be read by the host as Mr Langley couldn't stay for the event.From the podium, the host read the notes to the crowd. It was said that he fumbled

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People should be able to communicate with the campaign through the websiteThis website is a prototypical design except for not having an issues platform sectionThe campaign must be able to show who the candidate is (not just their name)He does a good job of giving her personal history and background.The campaign must express its platform/ issue positions. This is the most important purpose of the

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People should be able to communicate with the campaign through the websiteThis website does a good job of communicating with voters. It has one aspect I haven't seen in the other websites. It has a ticker on the left column that runs letters to the editor that support his position on issues. It also has a link to his Myspace page.The campaign must be able to show who the candidate is (not just

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For those unawares, Karen Goldner will be challenging longtime councilman Don Schmidt for the 2nd FW City Council District seat.People should be able to communicate with the campaign through the websiteThe website includes all the standard areas for interacting with the voter. It also contains areas for both the press and her endorsements.The campaign must be able to show who the candidate is (

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Before anybody gets bent out of shape about another candidate jumping into the race versus Kelty and Peters, Realize that this is the Republican nomination for the mayor of Garrett, Indiana to the north of Fort Wayne and west of Auburn (for the geographically challenged).Her campaign asked that we review her campaign's website. I didn't even know anybody knew about us in the land of the

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People should be able to communicate with the campaign through the website This site successfully does this by areas for emailing the campaign and making contributions. The campaign must be able to show who the candidate is (not just their name) There is a biography section.The campaign must express its platform/ issue positions. This is the most important purpose of the website The platform is

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Campaign websites must adhere to these rules in order to be effective.People should be able to communicate with the campaign through the websiteThe campaign must be able to show who the candidate is (not just their name)The campaign must express its platform/ issue positions. This is the most important purpose of the websiteIt must be easy to navigateDesign should be clean and coherent to the

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This is notice to any candidate wanting their website reviewed to email us with the web address. We will start the reviews this week.

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Kevin Knuth delivered his State of the Party address. I know this is a long read but there are some interesting tidbits within it. Some are valid insights while others are a stretch of the imagination. I'll let you be the judge.My comments later in the week.Elected officials, Precinct Officials, Democrats, welcome to the annual "State of the Allen County Democratic Party" address. This tradition

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FWOb noted today that there is a phone poll asking people their position for the upcoming Republican Primary for mayor. Mitch also mentions that they were asking about Sam Talarico Jr and Paula Hughes.I've heard many theories as to why the latter names were added. The one I haven't heard yet is probably the most obvious one. Both Sam and Paula are high profile people involved with the Harrison

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No hard thinking today. Just have a laugh.Everyone concentrates on the problems we're having in this country lately; illegal immigration, hurricane recovery, wild animals attacking humans in Florida .Not me. I concentrate on solutions to problems. The result is a win-win-win situation:Dig a moat the length of the Mexican border Use the dirt to raise the levies in New Orleans Put the Florida

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As promised earlier this week I will detail my thoughts on the success or failure probabilities of the Harrison Square project.According to information provided by the census bureau 11% of the workforce in Allen county work in retail and another 2% work in the arts and entertainment field. If you were to look at other counties in the midwest with the same population and urban development you

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The News-Sentinel did a piece on the war chests for both Republican mayoral candidates. The only contention I have with the piece is the importance that Kathleen Quilligan put on the donations by Randy Borror, Paula Hughes, and Cal Miller. While all are highly visible none of them are really considered a must have for a campaign's financial health.She also mentioned David Long's presence on the

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No I'm not discussing the Governor's speech. I'm talking about the worst kept secret in the local Republican Party.Former State Rep and current blog guru, Mitch Harper, let it be known to the general public that he will seek the Republican nomination for the fourth district city council position currently held by Dr Tom Hayhurst who is not seeking re-election.Party insiders were informed about

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There has been considerable discussion as of late concerning the proposed Harrison Square project. Basically there are two sides insisting that it will fail or not.Today, I refuse to join in on this fight. Instead this post will focus on how we can determine whether this project will succeed or fail or fall somewhere in between.To SucceedThe amount of new economic activity deriving from this

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Today it was announced that FW City Council will hold a public hearing on the proposed smoking ban .I mention this because I have heard through several restraunt owners that they will wage a grassroots campaign against the proposal and those candidates behind them. They say they will especially target John Crawford. Feelings between these business owners in FW and Councilman Crawford are

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Sorry for the gap in posts. What can I say? It was the holidays.The smoking ban proposals have been the talk of the town for well over two months now. There are a variety of opinions and feelings on the subject from both smokers and nonsmokers. In general they tend to fall into four categories.Non-smokers for the ban. Their position is pretty clear. They want to be free from second hand

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Gerald Ford, the President who made the notorious decision to parden Richard Nixon, died Tuesday at the age of 93.

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I caught this quote yesterday from Abdul Hakim-Shabazz at Indiana Barrister."Hoosiers are kind of funny about individuals running for one office, getting elected and then turning around and running for another office." As Nelson Peters prepares to run for mayor after recently being elected county commisioner this question comes to relevance. Does it mean he would suffer in the mayoral primary? I

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Most Likely to Get Mike Sylvester's vote for Congress -Josh JenningsLeast Likely - Do I actually need to print this answer?Sleeper Race - County Council District OneBest Republican Candidate not to Win - Matt SchaumbergBest Democrat Candidate not to Win - Herb SummersBiggest warchest for a future campaign- Tina TavianoLongest Campaign - Ken FriesBest Run Campaign - Ken FriesWorst Campaign - (Tie)

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Several sites have noted that there are a lot of yard signs to be picked up. Lets help candidates pick them up.Just comment with the campaign name and location of the sign.

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The 2006 General election was only a few days ago. Yet there are now two candidates ready to do battle for their party in the next primary. As expected Matt Kelty formally announced his candidacy for FW mayor on Wednesday. Next Thursday Nelson Peters will do the same.I gotta feeling this may get ugly for the Republican party. Stay tuned as this story progresses.

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Look for the Fall Pundies to come out next week. You won't want to miss them. If you don't know what the Pundie Awards are check out the 2006 Spring Pundies

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Overall though, my record was pretty good this fall I predicted 13 of 14 races.There were other races that I did commentary on before the election but didn't do the numbers breakout. Here's how I did on those. (Each one is a link to its pre-election analysis).US SenateLugar vs OsbornPick: LugarWinner: LugarSecretary of StateRokita vs Pearson vs KolePick: RokitaWinner RokitaState AuditorBerry vs

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Prediction (Allen County only)Souder............... 33,000..... 59%Hayhurst.................. 23000 ......41%ActualSouder......... 41901..... 50%Hayhurst........... 41163 ......50%District Total (This is last nights number with 96% reported)Souder............... 90865..... 55%Hayhurst........... 75481 ......45%I was off by the most of any race with this one. It illustrates Souder's vulnerability

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PredictionWyss .................13,500.... 66%Bynum .......................7000..... 34%ActualWyss ......................16379.... 57%Bynum ...........................12417..... 43%This is another race I will have to take a further look at because Wyss's numbers didn't rise like most other Republican candidates. I don't know whether this is a case of voter apathy towards a candidate or a strong

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PredictionHowell.................... 3000.... 42%GiaQuinta........ ..4000... 55%Enders.......................200.......3%ActualHowell.................... 2819.... 32%GiaQuinta........ ..5777... 64%Enders.......................332.......4%I think this was a combination of several factors. First, Howell was a 3-time candidate for this seat. The old saying "3rd time is a charm" doesn't apply in

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PredictionMiller ...................10500 ..70%Cline .........................4500... 30%ActualMiller ...................13497 ..62%Cline .........................8418... 38%At first glance it would appear that I did the same thing in the Recorder's prediction. That's not the case though. Cline's numbers matched turnout in other races in the same area. Miller's did not. It appears that

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PredictionBall .........................5800.. 60%Johnson ...................3800... 40%ActualBall ....................................7057.. 46%Johnson ...................8376... 54%This is the only race I didn't predict the winner though I did say that this was the Democrats best chance for a victory. Click here for pre-election analysisAfter looking at the rest of the Wayne Township races it

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PredictionMcGauley ............37500.. 67%Summers ................18500... 33%ActualMcGauley ............49911.. 61%Summers ................32483... 39%My prediction was off by 6%. I think this is because I second-guessed myself when making the original prediction. Originally I thought that this and the assessor's race would be dead even but instead came out with this. On the bright side at least

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PredictionLopshire ..............33600 ..60%Love ........................22400 ...40%ActualLopshire ..............50842 ..60%Love ........................33208...40%Again the turnout was off but the percentage was exact. Click here for pre-election analysis.

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PredictionFries .....................33000 ....55%Taviano .......................22000 .....37%Smith .............................5000 .......8%ActualFries .....................48344 ....55%Taviano .......................33782.....39%Smith .............................4880 .......6%The turnout was higher than calculated. But you can't get much closer a prediction than this. Click here for

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I will go through my predictions and reconcile them with poll results. I'll start with those races that were contained entirely in Allen County. I'll do the rest as I am able to break down how multi-county candidates did in Allen County.

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This is what I have observed in doing my civic duty and making the roll around precincts. Turnout appears to be low (though Channel 15 claims it isn't).Poll workers have seen an unusual amount of youth turnout at some precincts. This must be a qualified statement though as a lot of these poll workers are elderly and consider anybody under 40 to be the youth vote. I don't know what to make of it

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Well, its cold and wet outside. a prescription for low voter turnout. Historically this hurts Democrats more than Republicans. But we'll have to wait until tonight to see if that holds true.

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I am preparing to go to bed, planning to be up tomorrow at 3am to put up yard signs at various polling places for my favorite candidates (who will remain anonymous). Over the years I have noticed that yard sign etiquette has not been followed by many campaigns including some of the current ones on both sides or the parity.Here are the most common issues I have noticed (some of which are illegal

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Tomorrow is a time when many of us go to the polls to determine the direction of our country, state, and local community. But how often do we go through this like it is a routine. How often do we give contemplation to the act we are about commit. So often we as Americans take for granted our right to vote. I like the approach Robert Enders takes. Here is a quote from his latest post at his

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There are so many things I could say about the content of this mailer. But its Friday and I have better things to do. Instead I will let my readers assess the assessor's mailer.

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At least that's what Pat Love says on her new mailer."....Love's office rolled up their sleeves and did a really admirable job." as attributed to Cal Miller from the JG May 2, 2004This probably won't have any underlying effects to next Tuesday's elections. But it could cost Cal some political capital in the future.

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The Indiana Democratic State Committee issued a full page postcard on behalf of their candidate for state auditor Judy Anderson. When I first saw the piece I thought it had been done by a rookie candidate. It was full of strategical errors. When I noticed it was paid for by the IDSC I was even more shocked. Here are the errors I found on this piece.If you only do one mailing it cannot have a

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This week fellow blogger and political junkie Credo at Fort Wayne African-American Independent Woman has her own set of predictions for next week's elections. She even has her best guess at what the turnout will be. I found that some of her predictions were logical and within range but others showed her unfamiliarity with aspects of certain races. I recommend you check them out along with her

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This website does its best to not do editorials concerning the opinions of others in our community. But this caught my attention over at the Democrat Party blog. and I thought it needed to be addressed.Mitch Harper over at Fort Wayne Observed seems to get bad information- or perhaps he just likes to report things he knows are wrong. He is a known Republican who seems to "filter" what he prints-

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This campaign had left many Republicans wondering how secure their man was. Hayhurst has been a popular city councilman. He also lives in the Aboite area and weakens Souder's strength in that area. This should be the best showing for a Democrat in this race for a long time.Hayhurst needs to be looked at by voters as a moderate Democrat in order to win. He was doing a good job of it until last

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While the Welsh campaign has been very active. It has been undisciplined at times. It also faces an opponent in Pence who is popular both locally and nationally. I don't see any weaknesses in the Pence camp other than belonging to a party ridden with scandals.Pick: Pence

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This has been one of the more active campaigns in this election cycle. It has also been one of the more interesting. All the candidates have had some good ideas as far as what they would do in office.But this race will be decided by 2 factors. The first factor is this is a predominantly Republican district by a ratio of 2 to 1. The second factor is that there are 3 candidates.PJ Smith really has

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Though there are both Republican and Democrat candidates for this position there really has not been any sort of campaign save for a handful of reused yard signs for Cal Miller. There has been no fundraising or grassroots efforts. Given the absence of a challenge or scandal campaigns like this go to the incumbent.Pick: Miller

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This is the seat that Mike Cunegin gave up in order to serve in Indianapolis. James Ball filled that seat through caucus and is on the ballot for next week.This district is the most competitive from a campaign perspective. Its demographics are the most diverse and include the strength of the Democrats GOTV.In essence it was a perfect opportunity for Democrats to make their pressence known on

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Last week IP ran a poll wanting to know who our viewers thought won the Souder/ Hayhurst debate on WANE TV. Here are those results.21 votes for Souder (60%)14 votes for Hayhurst (40%)

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The most press Herb Summer got in this campaign was when he was misidentified in the Journal Gazette as Herb Hernandez. He went about this campaign all wrong. First he switched parties right before announcing his candidacy. That means that he lost whatever political capital he had in the Republican party and he has no credibility with Democratic powers. Even his own family are supporting his

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Pat Love took this seat 4 years ago against a scandalized opponent. Her competency is in question by the public due to her testing inadequacies. Given the predisposition of voters in this county is heavily Republican. Lopshire upsets Love easily.Pick: Lopshire

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Mr Bynum had an outside shot at the beginning of this race. But in order to win in this district against a Republican incumbent you must run an extremely aggressive and visible campaign and have an opponent who has some major vulnerabilities. I saw neither in this race.Pick: Tom Wyss

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The odds are stacked against Wehrle. Many in the 84th remember his antics from his last campaign. Top that with the fact that the incumbent has a high level leadership position and is in an overwhelmingly Republican District. Only a strong Republican candidate can beat Randy Borror.Pick: Borror

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While I like both Kevin Howell and Robert Enders. I don't think either can surmount their own difficulties against their Democratic challenger. Kevin is a nice guy who doesn't posess the assertiveness needed for the position. Robert is an underfunded political neophyte. This is a very Democratic district and for anybody to in it outside that party they need to be more than just congenial and

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This is an open seat left vacated due to term limits by Tim Berry. This should be the closest of the Todd, Dick and Berry races. Richard Mourdock has gotten some help by sharing the campaign platform with Todd Rokita and Tim Berry. I need more time to figure this one out.Pick: Mourdock

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While local boy Tim Berry isn't the incumbent in this race he gets the incumbent boost as some voters will not realize he is not running for his former seat. He is one of the more popular state candidates and should beat Judy Anderson with a strong 55-57%Pick: Tim Berry

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Rokita won the last election with 53%. I expect Republican numbers to be down this year and Mike Kole to steal votes away as well. However, Joe Pearson didn't put out the needed aggressiveness in order to win this race. This should be a close one.Pick: Rokita

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This is the easiest of any of my prediction. Republican Dick Lugar comes off as the grandfatherly statesmen who garners the most bipartisan support from Indiana voters. Libertarian Steve Osborn doesn't stand a chance.Pick: Lugar

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Rundowns and predictions for contested races are coming on Monday. Also look for the Pundie Awards for the fall on November 8.

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WANE-TV hosted a debate between Souder and Hayhurst last night. If you didn't see it and want to do so then click Here .I want to hear what everybody thought about that debate. A webpoll has been created and will be here until Monday.Here are the rules for commenting on this post.Keep it civilMake comments that are directly related to the debate

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I was at the local GOP website doing some research for an upcoming post. In the candidate area I noticed two things.First they had Lisa Blosser's website still listed. That has been offline since at least mid-April. Second they are missing a web-link to John McGauley's campaign.I know I haven't done a good job of keeping up with some of my links. But I'm also not the official gateway for

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Over at FWOb there has been considerable discussion in the Graham Richard Tribute post here. In that post Nancy Nall made the following comment:"RTL has in the past canvassed candidates for elective office that do not touch on the abortion issue in any way -- city council, various county offices -- and presented voting recommendations based on the responses. RTL doesn't care that a Fort Wayne

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In case you haven't noticed, yards signs are popping up like dandelions all around the area. Time to get out your weed killer.IP spent a lot of time critiquing local yard signs this past spring. Over the summer I discussed the diminishing effectiveness of this campaign tool with several peers and readers. We had come to the conclusion that they are no longer as effective as they had been even

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FWOB noted that there had been a big buy of ad time by the Hayhurst campaign. Today I saw the first of those TV spots. Its an evolving portrait of Dr Tom on a blank background.I thought it was simple and well excecuted. The only criticism I have for it is that I was too engrossed by the evolving portrait that I missed the message. But thats what repetition is for.

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There were two endorsements made this week that I find interesting. First Ken Fries was endorsed by Congressmen Pence and Souder. Second John McGauley was endorsed by Attorney General Steve Carter.Normally I wouldn't mention endorsements but these two are not typical endorsements.A Congressman will on occassion work with a sheriff to develop a crime bill. So an endorsement by the local

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