Even small town sheriff candidates hear time and toll complaints

[thinkingwoman]

Ran across this news article in small town southern Indiana and thought it would amuse Du'ers. It's about the sheriff's race in Lawrence County Indiana which is overwhelmingly Republican and the home county of Lt. Governor Becky Skillman!

Good old fashioned door-to-door campaigning is the way races are won down there and I think it's just hilarious that sheriff candidates are hearing complaints about DST and the toll road proposals.

Daylight-saving time has little to do with the office of sheriff, but that hasn't stopped local folks from lamenting its effects to those candidates who come knocking on their doors.

Snip

“I've been out door to door, and it's been going good so far,” said Phil Wigley, who is one of the nine individuals seeking the Republican nod. “It's been keeping me busy, ... but most of what I've been hearing is people complaining about time and the toll road. None of which I can do anything about.”

(bolding emphasis mine)


Here's the link if you want to read further:

http://tmnews.com/articles/2006/04/12/sections/news/news66.txt

[salin]

1. there does come a point where hoosier common sense

begins to trump talk radio propoganda. Looks like Mitch must never have spent enough time getting a sense of how public sentiments in the state, beyond Indy and the biz community work. I think that his reason for pushihng so hard to get DLS passed (and then later the Major MOves) was to try to take a bushjr playbook - take on an issue that is perceived to be in full political gridlock ... and by forcing it through show that you are a powerful politician who "solves problems boldly". But when one takes this approach, without understanding hoosiers, and without knowing that the public sentiment is behind you (as in the 'outrage' at the problem comes primarily from one direction) - this is pure political suicide.

It is going to be a very interesting political season in Indiana this year!