Howey: Lack of competitive politics hitting Hoosier city halls
INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana's political scene is in distinct decline. Our congressional races are no longer competitive in general elections, whereas in...
INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana's political scene is in distinct decline. Our congressional races are no longer competitive in general elections, whereas in past decades there would be half a dozen or so of seat changes between Republicans and Democrats. Since the 2011 reapportionment, not a single congressional incumbent has been upset. Our General Assembly has become lopsided. For the first time since the Democrat/Republican two-party system took root in 1856, one party (the Republicans) have had supermajorities in both the House and Senate since the 2014 election.