Potpourri: No Love For Pelosi From These Dems
July 28, 2018 at 1:08 a.m.
Both Democrat challengers in northcentral Indiana’s two congressional districts are putting distance between themselves and former House leader Nancy Pelosi.
Pelosi is a favorite target of conservatives, who cast the former speaker of the house as a left coast liberal elite. If Dems retake the House in the fall election, Pelosi is positioned to return as speaker.
However, 2nd District candidate Mel Hall, who faces Republican U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski, announced Thursday he would not support Pelosi for speaker or minority leader.
“Washington is broken – and career politicians in both parties are to blame,” Hall said in a news release. “Electing new leadership – in both parties – is an important step in getting Congress to work for the people.”
Meanwhile, a spokesman for Democrat Courtney Tritch, the Fort Wayne Democrat challenging U.S. Rep. Jim Banks for the 3rd District, said they’ve had to fend off claims by Banks that Tritch is aligned with Pelosi.
Campaign manager David Myles said Tritch is waiting to see who might pursue leadership positions. “It doesn't make sense to say who she would vote for until she sees who all is running,” he said.
Myles continued, saying Tritch
“does appreciate that the Banks campaign understands two important things: 1) a Democrat will be Speaker of the House and 2) that Courtney will be the one voting because she has won the 3rd District seat.”
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Banking on Humor – An in-depth assessment has determined that Rep. Banks has a playful side on Twitter. More than once, the Columbia City Republican has struck a humorous tone with his tweets via @Jim_Banks.
On Friday, he tweeted about an event with former White House press secretary Sean Spicer, writing: “Just attended the largest book launch party in history. Period. Congrats @seanspicer. I?look forward to reading your book.”
New Optimists – A new Optimist Club in Warsaw is being organized and “created by women, to be women friendly, and welcoming to all.”
The group’s name is Warsaw Optimist Club Dos Equis XX. The group clarifies on their Facebook page that Dos Equis is Spanish for 2X which is NOT about alcohol or size. It simply stands for the XX chromosomes a woman has as opposed to the XY chromosomes that men possess.
Taking the lead on the project is Trina Hoy. Learn more by searching Facebook for the name of the group.
The group is meeting at Community Grace Brethren Church, 909 S. Buffalo St., Warsaw. The next meeting is at 6 p.m. Thursday.
New employee – A new member of Warsaw’s plan office was introduced Monday at the board of zoning appeals.
Aeriel Jones is from Russellville, Ala., and is a graduate of Alabama A&M University. She will serve as an assistant city planner and will eventually oversee BZA meetings, which will allow Assistant City Planner Justin Taylor to oversee plan commission meetings while City Planner Jeremy Skinner continues to oversee redevelopment commission meetings.
Visiting North Manchester – Civil rights legend Andrew Young will be at Manchester University for the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Jean Childs Young Intercultural Center on Sept. 29.
The center is named in honor of Young’s first wife, a 1954 Manchester graduate. Young was the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations from 1977 until 1979 and the mayor of Atlanta from 1982 until 1990, according to a news release from the university.
He and Jean Childs Young were close friends with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who spoke at Manchester on Feb. 1, 1968.
Youth Surge? – According to Target Smart, Indiana is among the states that are seeing the biggest increase in voter registration among 18- to 29-year-olds. Indiana has seen a 9.9 percent rise, right behind Pennsylvania (16.1), Virginia (10.9) and New York (10.7).
Target Smart says the change has come since the Parkland shootings that resulted in the death of 17 people in February. The group contends the change comes on the heels of a grassroots movement to address gun violence issues.
MEETING REMINDER – Warsaw City Councilman Ron Shoemaker will host an open house in Warsaw today to test the waters for a possible mayoral run. The event at GOP headquarters, corner of Lake and Center streets, will be from 3 to 5 p.m. The event is open to the public.
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Both Democrat challengers in northcentral Indiana’s two congressional districts are putting distance between themselves and former House leader Nancy Pelosi.
Pelosi is a favorite target of conservatives, who cast the former speaker of the house as a left coast liberal elite. If Dems retake the House in the fall election, Pelosi is positioned to return as speaker.
However, 2nd District candidate Mel Hall, who faces Republican U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski, announced Thursday he would not support Pelosi for speaker or minority leader.
“Washington is broken – and career politicians in both parties are to blame,” Hall said in a news release. “Electing new leadership – in both parties – is an important step in getting Congress to work for the people.”
Meanwhile, a spokesman for Democrat Courtney Tritch, the Fort Wayne Democrat challenging U.S. Rep. Jim Banks for the 3rd District, said they’ve had to fend off claims by Banks that Tritch is aligned with Pelosi.
Campaign manager David Myles said Tritch is waiting to see who might pursue leadership positions. “It doesn't make sense to say who she would vote for until she sees who all is running,” he said.
Myles continued, saying Tritch
“does appreciate that the Banks campaign understands two important things: 1) a Democrat will be Speaker of the House and 2) that Courtney will be the one voting because she has won the 3rd District seat.”
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Banking on Humor – An in-depth assessment has determined that Rep. Banks has a playful side on Twitter. More than once, the Columbia City Republican has struck a humorous tone with his tweets via @Jim_Banks.
On Friday, he tweeted about an event with former White House press secretary Sean Spicer, writing: “Just attended the largest book launch party in history. Period. Congrats @seanspicer. I?look forward to reading your book.”
New Optimists – A new Optimist Club in Warsaw is being organized and “created by women, to be women friendly, and welcoming to all.”
The group’s name is Warsaw Optimist Club Dos Equis XX. The group clarifies on their Facebook page that Dos Equis is Spanish for 2X which is NOT about alcohol or size. It simply stands for the XX chromosomes a woman has as opposed to the XY chromosomes that men possess.
Taking the lead on the project is Trina Hoy. Learn more by searching Facebook for the name of the group.
The group is meeting at Community Grace Brethren Church, 909 S. Buffalo St., Warsaw. The next meeting is at 6 p.m. Thursday.
New employee – A new member of Warsaw’s plan office was introduced Monday at the board of zoning appeals.
Aeriel Jones is from Russellville, Ala., and is a graduate of Alabama A&M University. She will serve as an assistant city planner and will eventually oversee BZA meetings, which will allow Assistant City Planner Justin Taylor to oversee plan commission meetings while City Planner Jeremy Skinner continues to oversee redevelopment commission meetings.
Visiting North Manchester – Civil rights legend Andrew Young will be at Manchester University for the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Jean Childs Young Intercultural Center on Sept. 29.
The center is named in honor of Young’s first wife, a 1954 Manchester graduate. Young was the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations from 1977 until 1979 and the mayor of Atlanta from 1982 until 1990, according to a news release from the university.
He and Jean Childs Young were close friends with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who spoke at Manchester on Feb. 1, 1968.
Youth Surge? – According to Target Smart, Indiana is among the states that are seeing the biggest increase in voter registration among 18- to 29-year-olds. Indiana has seen a 9.9 percent rise, right behind Pennsylvania (16.1), Virginia (10.9) and New York (10.7).
Target Smart says the change has come since the Parkland shootings that resulted in the death of 17 people in February. The group contends the change comes on the heels of a grassroots movement to address gun violence issues.
MEETING REMINDER – Warsaw City Councilman Ron Shoemaker will host an open house in Warsaw today to test the waters for a possible mayoral run. The event at GOP headquarters, corner of Lake and Center streets, will be from 3 to 5 p.m. The event is open to the public.