Five things to look for in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS – Before Barack Obama experienced a rough couple of weeks, his campaign was optimistic about his chances in this state.
But with a black population of less than 10 percent and swaths of blue collar towns and rural counties, Indiana is looking far more favorable to Hillary Rodham Clinton, who has blanketed the state with visits from her, former President Bill Clinton and their daughter Chelsea.
Can she achieve a replay of Ohio and Pennsylvania, when the rural counties turned in huge margins for her? Or will Obama, with significant endorsements in southern Indiana, be able to cut into her support? And will Obama succeed in driving up his totals in Indianapolis and the northwestern corner of the state?
Here is what Indiana political strategists and experts will be looking for Tuesday:
Check the polls. “The mantra is that 10-2-4 routine,” said Brian Howey, editor of Howey Politics Indiana, referring to 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. checks to gauge turnout.
Follow the turnout. Analysts are expecting far bigger turnout this year than in 2004, when about 22 percent of voters cast ballots in the presidential primary, said Russell Hanson, a political science professor at Indiana University-Bloomington.
A much bigger turnout is good news for Obama because it means “those who haven’t been politically engaged in the past are coming out,” Hanson said. “If that is not happening, then that is working in Clinton’s favor because the traditional [party] machinery is working.”
The new vote and the early vote. Analysts will be watching the preferences of the more than 200,000 new voters who were added to the registration rolls.
“How many are Obamacans versus Rush Limbaugh mischief makers?” Howey asked.
More than 160,000 voters cast their ballots early, with large numbers coming in from Obama strongholds in Lake (Gary), Marion (Indianapolis) and Monroe (Indiana University-Bloomington) counties.
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i agree with him except for the bit at the end about Ron Paul being a “white supremacist racist” - the thing is Ron Paul is actually for 4 out of the 5 things he listed and actually talks about them! the answer is right there in front of his face. he just doesn’t have a D after his name.RON PAUL IS NOT A RACIST. don’t fall for this garbage! This man wants to set us free!
The NES system in the controller at the end is badass.
haha, right? I think I have 3 broken n64 controllers, and no broken nes controllers. NES controllers were built like tanks!
It’s a good read. Especially the fact that Clinton keeps mentioning all her years of experience but she’s only been in office for seven.
That was bwiwwiant! Bwiwwiant!…Almost makes me wanna have kids.But when I was a kid, you could actually take apart a toaster, clock, car, etc, and fix it. I learned much from watching/helping my dad fix all kinds of things. For kids nowadays, if you take apart most manufactured things, you will mostly learn to bow to the corporations that manufacture them and sell those specialized parts — processors and electronic switches, etc.What’s a kid to do? I bet guys can barely even fix their own cars any more, short of buying and installing pre-made, modular parts. The time-honored science of mechanics has taken a back seat to advanced technological /electronic machines.So what’s a kid to do today?Become a haxxor, I guess. Learn how to get past security protocols, and do internet pranks. (Do they still use the term ‘haxxor’? )In the fifties/sixties, every teen boy’s favorite number was 69; now, it’s 1337.Damn…I feel old.
is number 6 “Crash”?
he looks good in the role again.