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The county clerk coming for Diego Morales

4 days ago | importantville.substack.com | Adam Wren

Gov. Mike Braun is defending a controversial decision to remove all three of the Indiana University trustees that were duly elected by alumni, replacing them with figures such as Republican mega-lawyer and ant-abortion activist Jim Bopp, who famously warned that Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith represented a “serious threat” to Braun, along with former ESPN Spor…Keep reading with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to IMPORTANTVILLE to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.
π Trackside at the 500

2 weeks ago | importantville.substack.com | Adam Wren

Several Democratic donors have reached out to former Indiana Democratic Party chairman Mike Schmuhl about running for secretary of state in 2026. He has dismissed the idea, according to a person familiar with his thinking. SPOTTED AT THE RACE SO FAR: Gov. Mike Braun and Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett making the media rounds. Sen. Todd Young with two-timβ¦Keep reading with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to IMPORTANTVILLE to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.
Off to the race(s)

2 weeks ago | importantville.substack.com | Adam Wren

The last seven days have been like taking a time machine into the future — or perhaps the past. Pete Buttigieg is campaigning in Iowa, where he held a town hall and I spent part of last week. Though Iowa is not likely an early Democratic contest in 2028, Buttigieg displayed what sure looks like an early Democratic campaign, complete with a videographer …Keep reading with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to IMPORTANTVILLE to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.
Pence's Profile in Courage; Pete's Iowa trip; a Hoosier in the White House press shop

1 month ago | importantville.substack.com | Adam Wren

Former Vice PresidentMike Pence extolled the Constitution as he received the Profile in Courage Award at Boston’s JFK Library for certifying the election on Jan. 6, 2021. “To forge a future together, we have to find common ground,” Pence said Sunday evening. “I hope in some small way my presence here tonight is a reminder that whatever differences we …Keep reading with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to IMPORTANTVILLE to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.
Republicans in disarray

1 month ago | importantville.substack.com | Adam Wren

FIRST IN IMPORTANTVILLE: State Treasurer Daniel Elliott isn’t taking off the table a potential convention challenge of embattled Secretary of State Diego Morales.
Waiting for Beau + Whipgate

2 months ago | importantville.substack.com | Adam Wren

TARIFF TALK: The Wall Street Journal is out with a deep dive on how President Donald Trump’s tariffs are rippling through the Indiana congressional delegation.
Out like a lion

2 months ago | importantville.substack.com | Adam Wren

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Scoop: Republicans pushing Elliott to challenge Morales at convention

2 months ago | importantville.substack.com | Adam Wren

State Treasurer Daniel Elliott. Photo by Nathan Gotsch / Fort Wayne PoliticsFIRST IN IMPORTANTVILLE: High ranking Republicans and delegates are asking State Treasurer Daniel Elliott to challenge Secretary of State Diego Morales, according to two people briefed on the matter. Morales, who is still in his first term as secretary of state, has been under…
The talk radio host and the governor

2 months ago | importantville.substack.com | Adam Wren

WIBC’s Rob Kendall speaks at a Statehouse rally as Gov. Mike Braun looks on. | Courtsey of Gabrielle KendallWHEN ROB KENDALL COMMANDED THE PODIUM at the Statehouse rally for property tax cuts on St. Patrick’s Day, it marked the apex of his 23-year career in talk radio. The WIBC host—among a supporting cast in the Hoosier talk radio universe—served as a…
IMPORTANTVILLE Alert: Tallian elected IN Dems chair

2 months ago | importantville.substack.com | Adam Wren

Karen Tallian, the 74-year-old former state senator, won a sharply contested race to become the Indiana Democratic Party’s next chair. In a battle between the party's old guard and new guard, the old guard prevailed, with Tallian taking 18 votes to Wells’ 14. Mike Schmuhl, Pete Buttigieg’s former presidential campaign manager, stepped down Saturday afte…Keep reading with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to IMPORTANTVILLE to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.