Indiana for decades kept its politics congenial and hewed to statewide concerns. Not anymore.
Indiana Sen. Mike Braun, who with Trump’s endorsement is firmly ensconced as the field’s front-runner in the GOP gubernatorial primary, is expected to run away with the Tuesday contest. | Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesINDIANAPOLIS — The GOP gubernatorial primary in the heavily Republican, traditionally congenial state of Indiana has become so divisive that Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, who is running in a crowded field to succeed Gov.
“It’s kind of comical to see people running for governor like they’re gonna roll back the Chinese and defend the border,” former Gov. Mitch Daniels said. “I mean, who are they kidding? The job will ultimately be about other things.” “If this campaign about nothing is about anything, it’s about all the candidates’ flaws and the suffocating nature of national politics,” said Pete Seat, a former Indiana GOP and George W. Bush White House spokesperson.
The contest began forming nearly three years ago, when Fort Wayne developer Eric Doden launched a listening tour. It became increasingly crowded in December of 2022, whentheir candidacies within days of one another. Rather than vie to attend to D.C. gridlock, a generationally large GOP bench chose to try to succeed Holcomb.
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