What kept you from running?
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Not Indiana, but in my rural WI area, while Rs can and do win, especially small county seat/county positions, the answer most people will give is ‘No one would vote for me.’
It takes extroverts with money/monetary support who don’t own a business. You need to have no personal skeletons, including no black sheep family members. You need a large social network, including extended family. There are no independent papers any longer. All small weeklies are owned by conglomerates from the nearest small city (50k+)and those are all prog-owned.
Decades ago, conservative professionals who ran for school board saw their practice hit hard. The entire family took that to heart and the current generation is election-shy.
In the same time period, we had 2 newspapers. The D paper lied and was full of ads. The conservative paper told the real truth and had no support, so went belly up.
It’s not just transplants. We’re transplants of 45-years standing. The sad truth in many places is the children of local traditionalists are thrilled with the new *hip* folks moving in and they end up changing their values.
Thank you for your explanation. There is a serious structural problem that must be addressed if the Trump administration will have a lasting impact.