The State Democratic Party unfairly endorses their choice for Governor

[INdemo]

The state party should stay our of the primaries until the voters make their choice.The Indy Star has published the contributors list for the Governors race. I was shocked to see that the State Democratic Party has already jumped aboard Schellinger's bandwagon and has invested a hefty sum in his campaign......Not fair......But what could one expect from a state party organization that should have undergone a major reorganizing years ago......Not fair for Jill Long Thompson

[IndianaGreen]

1. Jill Long is still campaigning and I have contributed to her campaign

I am shocked to hear this shit! Who is behind this crap?

[Kevin Cloyd]

2. I'm not sure that the democratic party endorsement is worth much.

This will get me out on primary day, I've been fairly disappointed in Indiana's 3 new Democratic Congressmen.

[INdemo]

3. Endorsement ......The State Democratic Party has given Schellinger

over 100 grand so far...I am shocked that they are doing this before a primary.....

[IndianaGreen]

4. I suggest we quick donating to the Democratic Party

and send our hard earned money directly to our preferred candidates.

[democraticinsurgent]

5. nothing new here really

he is their guy...has been from the start, a longtime party ATM turned candidate. Historically it's not uncommon for a party to annoint someone early on and push them any way they can. I don't think they expected Jill Long Thompson to turn up as a candidate.

that said, i do like Jill and hope she wins. She'd be great.

;-)

[LiberalFighter]

7. Not worth much?

Could it be because Bart Peterson's failed re-election campaign?

Their failed attempt to anoint Schellinger as the chosen one?

Their inability to pull everyone together for his support?

Their inability to fool everyone?

[LiberalFighter]

6. If what I have heard is true... Schellinger's campaign is in disarray

[KatzManDu]

8. The dems are now smacked through with this elitism....

After years of being uncommitted I became a Dem mainly over social issues when I saw the "right" campaigning for a theocracy and little else.

As I've gotten more and more involved with the (D) side of the house I've seen more and more elitism and more and more see "pigs that are more equal than others." The case in point is with the way the party elite and party structure anoints candidates. Before rolling your eyes hear me through. This isn't just at the IN level, this is endemic with the addition of ideas like "superdelegates" with the DNC in the race for president.

When I ran for Indianapolis City-County Council I learned about slating the hard way. I didn't have $1100 up front to pay tithes the local party so I could be preferred by the County Party. It didn't matter that I had been far more involved with City and Community matters than the union-backed candidate who ponyed up the funds. He still won the primary because his name was on a lot more glossy print than mine (regardless that I carried the precincts where people knew me by 90% in some cases.)

Regardless, we all know what happened in November of 2007 and I probably would have been slaughtered, too, with all the backlash around crime and taxes.

As cynical as it is, it really is about the money. It's about the money someone can raise to advance the party. It's about the money provided to keep those who want the power and like the power in power.