NATIONAL ELECTION COVERAGE

Florida, Michigan Cannot Save Clinton

Michigan and Florida alone can't save Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign. Interviews with those considering how to handle the two states' banished convention delegates found little interest in the former first lady's best-case scenario.
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LOCAL ELECTION COVERAGE

Lake County to Hire More Ballot Counters for Nov. Election

The Lake County elections board plans to hire additional temporary staff this fall to count absentee ballots in an effort to avoid delays that occurred during the primary.
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WIBC AUDIO AND INTERVIEWS

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WIBC is speaking directly to the candidates, and those who are analyzing the various races. Hear the interviews here.

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WIBC VIDEO

Video from Indiana campaign appearances

WIBC has entered the world of video. Watch the three presidential candidates in action in campaign appearances in Central Indiana.

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COMMENTARY: ERIC BERMAN

Wait, I meant Ehud Barak Posted 5/15/2008 4:27:00 PM Eighth District Congressman Brad Ellsworth may have made a rookie mistake.   Weeks before Indiana's primary, when four of the state's five Democratic House members were still uncommitted in the presidential race, Senator and Hillary Clinton backer Evan Bayh suggested to the three freshmen in that group that they vote for the winner in their districts, rather than endorse a candidate directly. He added that he expected Clinton to carry all three of those districts.   Bayh is no rookie. Clinton did indeed trounce Barack Obama in the Eighth and Ninth Districts in southern Indiana, and beat him in northern Indiana's Second District as well.   Ellsworth was the only one who followed Bayh's advice. Whereupon:   1) Ninth District Rep. Baron Hill defied Bayh and endorsed Obama before the primary. 2) Clinton carried Indiana, but by such a narrow margin that the me... [ Read full post ] → ERIC BERMAN ARCHIVES

COMMENTARY: BRIAN HOWEY

Feeling the earth move as Obama walked in Posted 4/24/2008 10:53:00 AM “I feel the earth, move, under my feet ...."                                                - Carole King, Tapestry EVANSVILLE - In the very toe of the Hoosier State, which was rocked and rattled by an earthquake the previous week, Barack Obama was preparing to descend to the stage at Roberts Stadium. His move came in a state that in its 192-year history has elected only three African-American mayors (all in Gary), three African-American members of Congress, two black sheriffs, and two Hispanic mayors. None served much south of I-70. Indiana House Majority Floor Leader Russ Stilwell of Boonville looked at the gathering crowd on this Tuesday night and softly said, "There's an undercurrent out there. I'm not sure if pe... [ Read full post ] → BRIAN HOWEY ARCHIVES