Indiana

Kip, Too?

By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

Throw another name into the ring of potential Democratic contenders for Mayor of Indianapolis.  The latest addition I hear wanting to run against incumbent Greg Ballard in 2011 is lobbyist and former Democratic State Party Chairman Kip Tew.    Tew was also a senior advisor for Barack Obama’s Presidential campaign in Indiana and was aide to former Mayor Bart Peterson.  

So far, the list of Democrats possibly running for Mayor include former Deputy Mayor Melina Kennedy, Sheriff Frank Anderson, former 7th District congressional candidate Dr. Woody Meyers and former Indiana Secretary of State Joe Hogsett.

The conventional wisdom is that Democrats think Ballard will be easy to beat because of the County’s political tilt, however they privately begrudge the fact that the Mayor’s approval ratings are in the 60-70 percent range.

Full post as published by Indiana Barrister on February 23, 2009 (boomark / email).