As usual Ari Kaufman has done a masterful job in summarizing the picture of Indiana. However, I also agree with Betty C. that there is a large segment of the population who for whatever reason are simply uninformed about the candidates. Slathering says they are lazy and foolish. I don’t agree completely. I know many people who are simply “turned off” by politics in general, won’t bother to vote, or if they do, base their vote on the candidates looks, fame or notoriety, or a talk show host’s ideas.
How else can we explain the Jerry Springers or Al Frankens, or even the gals who cooed “oh, he’s so cute” about bill clinton back in 1992?
As an Ohio resident I looked at the county map for this state. At first glance it appeared to be all red but for the outline up near the lake.This would encompass Cleveland, Akron, Toledo …all big cities where the celebrations were the same as those in Indianapolis. Finally I notice 3 other spots which , sure enough, were Columbus, Cincinnati and Dayton. So while 90% of the land mass holds Republicans, the big cities go Democrat. I too am deeply disappointed in the results but having lived through Nixon, Carter, Clinton et al. , I know our country will survive. I hope it will be even stronger next time around.
