Four days from now, Indiana will hold it’s primary election. As I travel through the 8th district, I get the very distinct impression that Kristi Risk, challenger for the 8th Congressional seat, is in the lead. The amount of signs plastering the area is overwhelming, compared to almost no signs for current Representative, Larry Bucshon. I’ve been to town-halls and various events with both candidates, and the turn-out for Kristi’s events, even at it’s lowest, is still more than Bucshon’s.  Read more...

For those of you just starting your election research, welcome. The primary is just a few days away, and for those of you in Indiana’s 8th Congressional District, wondering about this Larry Bucshon / Kristi Risk thing, and who the right candidate is, I just wanted to give you a rundown of what we’ve covered since Bucshon has taken office. If you type in “Bucshon” in the search window, you’ll get lots, and lots, and lots of results. But I decided to go ahead and link to the more prominent posts we’ve had and leave out the video’s, podcasts, and smaller posts in which Bucshon or Kristi were simply secondary characters.  Read more...

With less than a week until Indiana’s primary election, the races have certainly shot into the final phase – the sprint for the finish line. And what I’m seeing in the 8th Congressional District race are two labels rising to the top, both coming from  Bucshon campaign. He labels himself as a “Pragmatic Conservative,” and his opponent Kristi Risk as an “ideologue.”  Read more...