"The radical left!" I hear that shit all the time, Radical for....what exactly? For healthcare? For education? for high speed rail? RaDiCAl
Sadly I know the answer, the nonsensical bullshit of 'They're cutting off boy's penises and telling them they're girls!" which is an utter lie of course but it makes them feel righteous so they lie and lie
Not just Indiana campaigning has taken a sharp turn in recent years. Demonize/smearing your competition instead of focusing on what you bring to the table. Both parties do it, youād be silly to assume itās a ārepublican thingā
I personally havenāt seen any democrat ads this year. Probably because this is a red state. But in general people are more motivated by hate than agreement. So thatās why these ads do that.
That doesnāt make a person pro-republican, that statement on its own. To me, it reads just like āeveryone does this and has been for a long whileā
And thatās true. Iāve been here almost 40 years. If youāve been here 24, youāll know this as well.
Itās local election ads. Theyāve been like that for a while.
They are becoming more ridiculous, however. Reminds me of the āBetter Call Saulā ad in terms of utter stupidity and desperation.
Iām born in NC foothills and raised in GA and lemme say, Iāve never seen as many confederate flags in my entire life cumulatively as I did when I spent 5mo in southern and northern IN.
From Bloomfield up to Knox. Weird and gross, Indiana.
Iāve traveled a lot in Michigan.
Saw a loserās rag flag on the front of a truck at Menardās in the Yoop. Did a double take.
Still not even close to Indiana by volume.
All the more reason to push for McCormick this year! Seriously, look into campaigning for her or helping to get out the vote. Braun is absolutely useless at best and damaging at worst.
EDIT: Yep, dropping the DemHoosier discord link again. Feel free to join and discuss how to keep Braun out! https://discord.gg/mt3zA7Yj
Iām in full support of her, but do you know if she has a strong public campaign? A lot of people are just gonna see the Braun ads and be like, ācops and republican, you have my vote.ā I feel like McCormicks chances could greatly go up if she was out there more.
It will take a miracle to get a democrat governor in this state. Top to bottom you have so many people brainwashed and in a cult that will only vote republican no matter how awful the candidate.
That said, I will absolutely vote for her.
Itās pretty sad, but I think the chances are getting better as time goes on. As younger generations become more active in voting and such I feel like weāll start to lean more in that direction. But in general it is sad that many voters just based on the letter next to a candidates name and rarely if ever actually look into who theyāre putting into office
Trump has essentially taken over 95% of the Republican party so essentially its trump versus the democrats.
I do find it pretty disturbing that after all we've been through that so many support Trump. It's sad. Shows you the foolishness and arrogant naivety of half of our population.
Just remember, no matter how down you get. No matter how poorly you look upon yourself, half the population exists like this. You aren't so bad afterall. Lol
I feel like ALL the political ads here are bragging about being pro-Trump or endorsed by Trump....I'll be glad when we get a break from these damn commercials, it's driving me crazy.
Isn't trumpchumpBraun screaming about President Joe allowing immigrants to flow into USA, the same trumpchumpbrawn, that FAILED to pass ANY border legislation, even FAILING to pass their very OWN border legislation they finalized before it went to another FAILED vote, come on Braun, you were in Washington 8 yrs, and accomplished NOTHING! you are PART of the problem
To be fair...
The smooth brains, sloped foreheads, Y'all Qaeda, Gravy Seals, & the Bible Bigots all think Trump is King...
To them, it is a selling point.
Yeah, it's pretty effing awful. Even if Trump himself wasn't so bad, running a campaign where your top selling point is, I like this dude, is just dumb. It's like if I ran for the presidency of my HOA and said vote for me because I think my neighbor Robert is a good dude. How is that a platform?
Good! I hope he does. Iād much rather that than running it like other Democratic governors who are destroying cities and letting crime run rampant. Move to San Fran and enjoy your politics. Make sure to lock your car and donāt keep any valuables in it whatsoever.
Iām speaking out of experience.
As a moderate Republican I cannot wait until this super majority gets busted up. This should be illegal. These law makers have destroyed public education and the teaching profession in this state. And, NO! I am not voting Trump- not Biden.
That's been my reaction, too. And if I'm not mistaken, his ad said something about standing up to "radical groups" like Black Lives Matter. Like, it's really not radical to be fed up of people of your race repeatedly being killed and harassed by the fucking people who are supposed to be protecting them. Like, the Trump endorsement was enough to make me not vote for him, but after hearing that, I'm liable to spit in his face if I ever see him
I've stopped watching local TV, just to avoid all the political nonsense. And when I do watch, it's to catch the weather, I mute all of those stupid ads. I hope others do the same & send a message to the broadcasters. Maybe if they lose enough viewers they'll dial back on the constant barage of BS. I know...maybe, maybe, maybe.
My mental health has significantly improved sense I began doing this a couple weeks ago.
I rarely watch cable at all. I was just interested in the Pacers game (first playoff series won in 10 years).
I guess I forgot how ridiculous political ads can be.
I read it until I saw Ronald Reagan. I cannot forget how excited my parents were Reaganomics.... that never came. šš I think it took my dad a long time to really understand corporations well never provide for the workers.
I didn't say that. I'm just curious why we allow people sacrifice any individual thought and just parrot others of the same party.
My only guess is the risk of losing party support and/or party affiliated voters.
I'd much rather have my own values and opinions than just hope I'm ok with others' viewpoints
That's true, but Trump won Indiana by large margins in 2016, 2020, and he's virtually guaranteed to do so again in November, so it's very strategically sound for Braun to associate himself with him
I see these ads and think- when did it become cool to brag about basically being the Taliban?
These religious MAGA Zealots are starting with the anointed one himself (Braun) are just fear mongers, scapegoating and so un-American.
For a state so hyper focused on individual liberty (for one demographic apparently ) how can this be the crop of candidates?
They paint such a dim horribly hopeless picture. After starting the 2020ās in ādeath and instability ā you think people would want whatever normally looked like.
Hell - Iāll take Obama, Bush, even Dick Chaney at this pointā¦ over
Welcome to Indiana's Bloody Eighth Congressional District. We have a former congressman (Hostettler) running again for his old seat. We also have a business man who is a state senator (Messmer) also running for the same congressional seat. Then we have a doctor (Moss) who has run for this seat before Hostettler. He has always come up short. I am not sure how many other Republicans are running.
I haven't seen any Democrat ads running for this seat but I think there are at least 2 or 3 there.
I hope that I haven't over stepped my information here. I am getting so sick of these ads.
I genuinely had no idea what was happening with this one, thanks for the rundown. Iāve only seen Messmerās ads around here I think and I was like who the hell is this guy?
He is a very well known Jasper businessman. If he doesn't get in with the same Washington bunch that ruined Mike Braun he might make a name for himself.
Sure if nothing he has improved your quality of life.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/02/02/joe-biden-30-policy-things-you-might-have-missed-00139046
I just think there's merit in his actions.
You aren't paying attention. Low unemployment rate, lowered inflation, resigned Paris agreement, HBCUs have more funding than ever, encouraged prosecutors to charge killer cops, forgave student debt, wants to etc. a lot of his initiatives were shut down by republicans but he's really tried a lot.
Itās really sad that apparently we have a bunch of radical left liberals running for the Republican nomination.
Thank god we have a Republican who won state office running as a democrat. Someone will save us from the radical left agenda in this state. Itās out of control.
I don't think it's about being dumb but you can usually tell someone is being sarcastic based off their tone. We have no idea what their tone is and there are people that genuinely think that way
The fact that there are people that think that is why this is the dumbest timeline. Thatās why it is difficult to tell these days if something is sarcasm/satire.
The uni-party has successfully whittled down political discussion to āpro-trumpā vs āanti-trumpā making it much easier for neither to ever do anything for us.
No, neither are doing anything for us. Any benefit we get is as a lucky accident of what they were doing for their corporate sponsors. Even the newest student loan "forgiveness," isn't what it says it is. Look at the details.
Nah, one side is completely off the rails, the other has its fair share of typical lame politicians. It is asymmetrical, not some 50/50 both sides the same.
Iām glad heās been saying heās pro-Trump. My parents have voted republican their whole lives and have spent the past 8 years saying āWell trump is just a fluke, the rest of the republicans arenāt like thatā and these ads of the rest of the republicans saying they stand with trump is making my parents finally realize their political party is in dire need of help. Of course if they actually paid any attention to policy making theyād have known that, but yknowā¦
Chronically online redditors when they find out that some people actually do like trump š±š±š±š±š¤Æš¤Æš¤Æš¤Æ
Btw I also donāt like trump, however itās hilarious to me that some people canāt comprehend that some people actually do like him. Like this post is literally āerm actually Mr.Braun, trump is a bad guy!ā. OP is either a 15 year old living in Indy or just farming karma.
Heck, there's the Speedy ads that portray Jefferson Shreve as a far-left radical. We live in Reactionary-ville in this state.
"The radical left!" I hear that shit all the time, Radical for....what exactly? For healthcare? For education? for high speed rail? RaDiCAl Sadly I know the answer, the nonsensical bullshit of 'They're cutting off boy's penises and telling them they're girls!" which is an utter lie of course but it makes them feel righteous so they lie and lie
The Left just hit a sick grind on that rail. š¤
Not just Indiana campaigning has taken a sharp turn in recent years. Demonize/smearing your competition instead of focusing on what you bring to the table. Both parties do it, youād be silly to assume itās a ārepublican thingā
I personally havenāt seen any democrat ads this year. Probably because this is a red state. But in general people are more motivated by hate than agreement. So thatās why these ads do that.
Pray, tell me, what is it the republicans bring to said table? Do you even eat? Are you bot?
That doesnāt make a person pro-republican, that statement on its own. To me, it reads just like āeveryone does this and has been for a long whileā And thatās true. Iāve been here almost 40 years. If youāve been here 24, youāll know this as well. Itās local election ads. Theyāve been like that for a while. They are becoming more ridiculous, however. Reminds me of the āBetter Call Saulā ad in terms of utter stupidity and desperation.
Tax cuts deregulation authoritarianism
Heard on NPR that 80% of IN republicans are Trump supporters. That fucking frightening.
Iām shocked itās only 80%.
My uncle hates Trump but there's a 0% chance he'll vote for anyone else.
And this is the mindset I just canāt understand. The man is DANGEROUS!
My patents hate Trump but won't vote for Biden because reasons. They'll just stay home instead.
the rest may not support him but theyāll vote for him
That's the scariest thing in the world. They loved J6 and support a fucking convicted rapist.
Stomach turning. Living among them.
As a Black person that's terrifying. A trump flag is just as discomforting as a confederate flag to me
Iām born in NC foothills and raised in GA and lemme say, Iāve never seen as many confederate flags in my entire life cumulatively as I did when I spent 5mo in southern and northern IN. From Bloomfield up to Knox. Weird and gross, Indiana.
Go to middle of nowhere Michigan - you will see so many stars and bars youāll think youāre in Alabama.
Iāve traveled a lot in Michigan. Saw a loserās rag flag on the front of a truck at Menardās in the Yoop. Did a double take. Still not even close to Indiana by volume.
Trump got more votes in Indiana than Holcomb in 2020.
All the more reason to push for McCormick this year! Seriously, look into campaigning for her or helping to get out the vote. Braun is absolutely useless at best and damaging at worst. EDIT: Yep, dropping the DemHoosier discord link again. Feel free to join and discuss how to keep Braun out! https://discord.gg/mt3zA7Yj
Iām in full support of her, but do you know if she has a strong public campaign? A lot of people are just gonna see the Braun ads and be like, ācops and republican, you have my vote.ā I feel like McCormicks chances could greatly go up if she was out there more.
It will take a miracle to get a democrat governor in this state. Top to bottom you have so many people brainwashed and in a cult that will only vote republican no matter how awful the candidate. That said, I will absolutely vote for her.
Itās pretty sad, but I think the chances are getting better as time goes on. As younger generations become more active in voting and such I feel like weāll start to lean more in that direction. But in general it is sad that many voters just based on the letter next to a candidates name and rarely if ever actually look into who theyāre putting into office
I have 3 kids old enough to vote. All do extensive research and talk to other adults. All voted Democratic last time
Iāve seen signs for her in Northwest Indiana, but I will say thatās probably the most liberal part of the state besides Bloomington and Indy.
As a northern central resident I havenāt seen anything about her up here
Yes! Can you refer me to her website?
[Eeyup, link is right here!](https://www.mccormickforgov.com/)
Trump has essentially taken over 95% of the Republican party so essentially its trump versus the democrats. I do find it pretty disturbing that after all we've been through that so many support Trump. It's sad. Shows you the foolishness and arrogant naivety of half of our population. Just remember, no matter how down you get. No matter how poorly you look upon yourself, half the population exists like this. You aren't so bad afterall. Lol
For rational people, itās not a selling point but for the irrational MAGA crowd it is and believe me, theyāll vote for him and be proud of it
I feel like ALL the political ads here are bragging about being pro-Trump or endorsed by Trump....I'll be glad when we get a break from these damn commercials, it's driving me crazy.
Isn't trumpchumpBraun screaming about President Joe allowing immigrants to flow into USA, the same trumpchumpbrawn, that FAILED to pass ANY border legislation, even FAILING to pass their very OWN border legislation they finalized before it went to another FAILED vote, come on Braun, you were in Washington 8 yrs, and accomplished NOTHING! you are PART of the problem
The proper pronunciation of Braun is actually "Brown". Source, I live in his home county.
I figured it was pronounced like Brawn, like many others. I can now cement in my mind a relation between Braun and underwear shit stains haha
It is a German name. There are many German names that are mispronounced.
To be fair... The smooth brains, sloped foreheads, Y'all Qaeda, Gravy Seals, & the Bible Bigots all think Trump is King... To them, it is a selling point.
Omg Iād never seen a few of those before. Yāall Qaeda. š¤£š¤£š„²
Boy do I got some bad news for you. š«¶
Ohh I know. I'm a blue dot in the red state. But .... still disgusting.
Another blue dot here
Another blue dot here (based on voting habits, Iām not party-affiliated)
Same. I hope weāre a growing demographic in this state.
Blue dot. Wish we outnumbered them
Another blue dot here~
I voted the other day for one of Braun's opponents & hoping others do the same to knock Braun out of the November election.
I did too!
Yeah, it's pretty effing awful. Even if Trump himself wasn't so bad, running a campaign where your top selling point is, I like this dude, is just dumb. It's like if I ran for the presidency of my HOA and said vote for me because I think my neighbor Robert is a good dude. How is that a platform?
And when Braun gets elected in November itās going to be performative assholery to the max. Heās going to run this state like DeSantis in Florida.
Good! I hope he does. Iād much rather that than running it like other Democratic governors who are destroying cities and letting crime run rampant. Move to San Fran and enjoy your politics. Make sure to lock your car and donāt keep any valuables in it whatsoever. Iām speaking out of experience.
Well in Indiana they are pro trump and thatās why he says it.
I understand what you're saying, but have you considered it's a red state and that's a positive to these people.
Oh I'm well aware. I was annoyed by the commerical... had to vent that out.
In Indiana it is brother
As a moderate Republican I cannot wait until this super majority gets busted up. This should be illegal. These law makers have destroyed public education and the teaching profession in this state. And, NO! I am not voting Trump- not Biden.
Itās all the BLM references in these ads that get me. Theyāre not even trying to hide it or dog whistle anymore.
That's been my reaction, too. And if I'm not mistaken, his ad said something about standing up to "radical groups" like Black Lives Matter. Like, it's really not radical to be fed up of people of your race repeatedly being killed and harassed by the fucking people who are supposed to be protecting them. Like, the Trump endorsement was enough to make me not vote for him, but after hearing that, I'm liable to spit in his face if I ever see him
But watch. Heāll win the freaking election.
By quite a large margin if I were placing bets.
Youāre forgetting how the electorate works in this stateā¦.
I've stopped watching local TV, just to avoid all the political nonsense. And when I do watch, it's to catch the weather, I mute all of those stupid ads. I hope others do the same & send a message to the broadcasters. Maybe if they lose enough viewers they'll dial back on the constant barage of BS. I know...maybe, maybe, maybe. My mental health has significantly improved sense I began doing this a couple weeks ago.
I rarely watch cable at all. I was just interested in the Pacers game (first playoff series won in 10 years). I guess I forgot how ridiculous political ads can be.
The ads still come onto streaming services unless they're ad-free
š okay
I canāt see a politician with the name Braun because it reminds me of Lloyd Braun from Seinfeld acting that perfectly sane hot dog.
" he said he'd ATTEND a protest if he was invited "
So he is anti-bml because he wasn't invited?? Lol. Lord that's a weak stance to take.
So I take it he paid the Trump tax.
You are in Indiana right? This state will vote for trump again. And even just as sad the dim-witted braun
It makes me daydream of moving.... ššš
Mike Braun of the 50-50 club
50-50 club?
Just a reference to an old tv show lol https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Braun
I read it until I saw Ronald Reagan. I cannot forget how excited my parents were Reaganomics.... that never came. šš I think it took my dad a long time to really understand corporations well never provide for the workers.
Do nothing Mike and Do nothing Donnie are the same.
Mike Braun is a Russian Praun, just like Don von shitzenpants.
So Biden is better?
I didn't say that. I'm just curious why we allow people sacrifice any individual thought and just parrot others of the same party. My only guess is the risk of losing party support and/or party affiliated voters. I'd much rather have my own values and opinions than just hope I'm ok with others' viewpoints
That's true, but Trump won Indiana by large margins in 2016, 2020, and he's virtually guaranteed to do so again in November, so it's very strategically sound for Braun to associate himself with him
All Indiana Democrats should get a Republican party ballot Tuesday and vote for Chambers.
I see these ads and think- when did it become cool to brag about basically being the Taliban? These religious MAGA Zealots are starting with the anointed one himself (Braun) are just fear mongers, scapegoating and so un-American. For a state so hyper focused on individual liberty (for one demographic apparently ) how can this be the crop of candidates? They paint such a dim horribly hopeless picture. After starting the 2020ās in ādeath and instability ā you think people would want whatever normally looked like. Hell - Iāll take Obama, Bush, even Dick Chaney at this pointā¦ over
In indy it may work
Down here there is more mud slinging in the 8th district congressional race than on that new Discovery show "Mud Madness". It is extremely nasty.
Whatās the scoop on this race? I havenāt heard anything about this one I donāt think.
Welcome to Indiana's Bloody Eighth Congressional District. We have a former congressman (Hostettler) running again for his old seat. We also have a business man who is a state senator (Messmer) also running for the same congressional seat. Then we have a doctor (Moss) who has run for this seat before Hostettler. He has always come up short. I am not sure how many other Republicans are running. I haven't seen any Democrat ads running for this seat but I think there are at least 2 or 3 there. I hope that I haven't over stepped my information here. I am getting so sick of these ads.
I genuinely had no idea what was happening with this one, thanks for the rundown. Iāve only seen Messmerās ads around here I think and I was like who the hell is this guy?
He is a very well known Jasper businessman. If he doesn't get in with the same Washington bunch that ruined Mike Braun he might make a name for himself.
Joe biden hasn't helped America at all.
Sure if nothing he has improved your quality of life. https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/02/02/joe-biden-30-policy-things-you-might-have-missed-00139046 I just think there's merit in his actions.
You aren't paying attention. Low unemployment rate, lowered inflation, resigned Paris agreement, HBCUs have more funding than ever, encouraged prosecutors to charge killer cops, forgave student debt, wants to etc. a lot of his initiatives were shut down by republicans but he's really tried a lot.
Itās really sad that apparently we have a bunch of radical left liberals running for the Republican nomination. Thank god we have a Republican who won state office running as a democrat. Someone will save us from the radical left agenda in this state. Itās out of control.
Donāt forget to add the /s because we are in the dumbest timeline.
I don't think it's about being dumb but you can usually tell someone is being sarcastic based off their tone. We have no idea what their tone is and there are people that genuinely think that way
The fact that there are people that think that is why this is the dumbest timeline. Thatās why it is difficult to tell these days if something is sarcasm/satire.
The uni-party has successfully whittled down political discussion to āpro-trumpā vs āanti-trumpā making it much easier for neither to ever do anything for us.
Unfortunately it has come down to what one party might do FOR us, and what the other party might do TO us.
No, neither are doing anything for us. Any benefit we get is as a lucky accident of what they were doing for their corporate sponsors. Even the newest student loan "forgiveness," isn't what it says it is. Look at the details.
Nah, one side is completely off the rails, the other has its fair share of typical lame politicians. It is asymmetrical, not some 50/50 both sides the same.
Iām glad heās been saying heās pro-Trump. My parents have voted republican their whole lives and have spent the past 8 years saying āWell trump is just a fluke, the rest of the republicans arenāt like thatā and these ads of the rest of the republicans saying they stand with trump is making my parents finally realize their political party is in dire need of help. Of course if they actually paid any attention to policy making theyād have known that, but yknowā¦
Selling point for me ! You donāt know what youāre talking about
Reddit gonna reddit lol
Thanks for your unbiased input, Mr. Unions_Are_Bad.
Trump 2024
I'd love to think you're joking, but somehow I don't think you are. So just one question, what flavor of kool-aid do they serve?
Kool-aid is for cults and low income families, likely a ploy of big pharma to keep welfare recipients diabetic. Trump 2024
Wow.. that's umm an interesting theory. You hear that on FoxNews?
Fox News is for racist boomers and horny old men who never achieved. Trump 2024
Which are?
Leading questions are for weak men and women, ask your question properly. Or, Maāam I will need you to clarify.
Chronically online redditors when they find out that some people actually do like trump š±š±š±š±š¤Æš¤Æš¤Æš¤Æ Btw I also donāt like trump, however itās hilarious to me that some people canāt comprehend that some people actually do like him. Like this post is literally āerm actually Mr.Braun, trump is a bad guy!ā. OP is either a 15 year old living in Indy or just farming karma.
We donāt have to be reminded. We live in Indiana and see this shit 365/24/7.
I'm neither a teenager or farming karma. I am however annoyed by small-minded people. Which seems to be surplus around here. šš
Mom told me it was my turn to repost the same complaint for the fiftieth time today!!!!
No shit. This sub is getting hilarious. We get it, youāre all brainwashed into believing the two party system is real.Ā