tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post7980999652827067091..comments2024-03-25T13:42:25.771-05:00Comments on Advance Indianaâ„¢: May Primary Is The Election For Marion County JudgesGary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-42167143871719125502008-02-25T10:21:00.000-05:002008-02-25T10:21:00.000-05:00After discussing the matter with family, friends, ...After discussing the matter with family, friends, and political advisors, I have decided to withdraw from the race. Under the circumstances, my family and I simply do not want to spend the next 10 weeks on an intense political campaign to the exclusion of all else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-10217835499449298922008-02-23T23:01:00.000-05:002008-02-23T23:01:00.000-05:00Being slated by this Democratic Party, with this c...Being slated by this Democratic Party, with this chairman, is not any great shakes, Wilson.<BR/><BR/>Gloss it any way you want--he's weak, and he probably cannot carry the slate this time.<BR/><BR/>It is a tough gig, but he's done a royally poor job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-80050440608920045112008-02-23T22:06:00.000-05:002008-02-23T22:06:00.000-05:00The "Slate" means a unified political party commit...The "Slate" means a unified political party commitment of the hundreds of precinct workers to assist the slated candidates. The parties also produce campaign material (posters, flyers, phone-banking, mailings, radio spots, TV commercials, etc.) backing the slated candidates. <BR/><BR/>There are hundreds of precincts in Indianapolis - it's horribly difficult for an individual non-slated candidate to cover most of them. The parties can and do work all the precincts for the party's slated candidates...being slated is a tremendous asset!Wilson46201https://www.blogger.com/profile/14214029150233485312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-5799878544989815942008-02-23T21:39:00.000-05:002008-02-23T21:39:00.000-05:00What's the point of the slating process if people ...What's the point of the slating process if people can run against the slate? Does the average voter really know what the "slate" means? I think not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-35350123265704750302008-02-23T21:04:00.000-05:002008-02-23T21:04:00.000-05:00Third party judicial candidates are allowed just l...Third party judicial candidates are allowed just like any other political race as long as the ballot access law is satisfied.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-35584691090302876212008-02-23T20:59:00.000-05:002008-02-23T20:59:00.000-05:00Can someone run as an Indepedent for Judge on the ...Can someone run as an Indepedent for Judge on the November ballot?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-63609696039054374222008-02-23T12:09:00.000-05:002008-02-23T12:09:00.000-05:00If Johnson and Miller are going to succeed they ha...If Johnson and Miller are going to succeed they have to run political-style compaigns that reach out to voters. If they run on their name alone, they're cooked. I have a little more faith that Miller will do that than Johnson. Miller comes from more of a political background.<BR/><BR/>If Tim Oakes situation really comes out then he's probably not going to make it regardless of how much money he spends. The question is will the media promote the story again? It will be difficult for Miller and Johnson to succeed.<BR/><BR/>As an attorney practicing in Marion County courts, the one that I'd love to see gone is Marilyn Moores. She has the worst temperment of maybe anyone ever appointed judge in history. Alright I exaggerate, but not by much. I'm not sure what Daniels was thinking when he appointed her. <BR/><BR/>Of course the one weak area of Daniels' administration is his judgment in terms of appointments and a complete failure to monitor the various executive agencies that make up state government. I'm sure the Dems will fully exploit some of the embarassments at those state agencies that have grabbed the headlines.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-42173956532018088402008-02-23T09:51:00.000-05:002008-02-23T09:51:00.000-05:00Richard Nixon is the reason for this judge electio...Richard Nixon is the reason for this judge election system in Marion County! His landslide victory in 1972 decimated the Democratic judges in Marion County and the Watergate Democratic landslide in 1974 wiped out Republican judges. The powers-that-be came to a mutual agreement to prevent these extreme partisan oscillations with the current system of guaranteed almost-equality in partisan judges.<BR/><BR/>Most folk could not give a damn about who gets elected as judge. It may be of great interest to the justice community, mainly lawyers and court employees. The average citizen rarely appears in court. The number of supporters of a particular judge is really very small. The political party thus becomes the advisor to the general voter.Wilson46201https://www.blogger.com/profile/14214029150233485312noreply@blogger.com