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How Bosma Created His Power Base in His Farewell, He Urged Colleagues to Think a Decade in Advance, Which Is What He Did in 2010 by BRIAN A V25, N25 Thursday, March 12, 2020 How Bosma created his power base In his farewell, he urged colleagues to think a decade in advance, which is what he did in 2010 By BRIAN A. HOWEY INDIANAPOLIS – Speaking in the well of the Indiana House just after he had passed the gavel to Speaker Todd Huston, Brian Bosma reflected on one of the key elements of his record tenure. “We have to have a long-term vision here,” Bosma said at the end of a historic 12 years as speaker, including the last 10. “We each need to think a decade away.” He was speaking from experi- ence. While Republicans have held the Indiana Senate for all but two years House Minority Leader Brian Bosma on Election Night 2010, when the GOP recaptured (1974-76) in the past half century, the the Indiana House, igniting the reforms of Gov. Mitch Daniels. Indiana House had swung back and forth speaker for an unprecedented decade. between Republicans and Democrats regularly (along with His first stint as speaker lasted a mere two years, two 50/50 splits), until 2010. Bosma was instrumental in Continued on page 3 the creation of the super majority House, and he held it as Trumpian whiplash By BRIAN A. HOWEY INDIANAPOLIS — This has become the whiplash era of American politics. The punditry class was chastened in 2016. Howey Politics Indiana put out a “blue tsunami warning” that “I think there’s a good chance June, only to see it swing wildly the other way resulting in Donald Trump’s stunning upset of Hillary Clinton. But this will prove manageable, that Political Science 101 teaches us that no two election cycles are the it won’t be a cataclysmic global same, particularly in consecutive event. We can’t be sure of that fashion. Now think about where yet. It may not quite be of the the 2020 presidential race was a Y2K variety, but it may not be month ago: President Trump was acquitted in the Senate impeach- 1918, either.” ment trial and his approval ap- - Purdue President Mitch Daniels, proached the 50% mark that had eluded him for most of his first to HPI on the coronavirus Page 2 Howey Politics Indiana WWWHowey Media, LLC c/o Business Office PO Box 6553 Kokomo, IN, 46904 www.howeypolitics.com Brian A. Howey, Publisher Mark Schoeff Jr., Washington Mary Lou Howey, Editor Susan E. Joiner, Editor President Trump at the Centers for Disease Control last Friday, where he wondered how anyone could have anticipated a pandemic. Subscriptions term. His reelection chances were him, described a “tip of the iceberg” HPI, HPI Daily Wire $599 greatly enhanced. Pete Buttigieg won scenario in a Washington Post op-ed: HPI Weekly, $350 the Iowa delegate battle, and came “The most useful comparison now is Lisa Hounchell, Account Manager within a whisker of upsetting Bernie to a fire that threatens to burn out of (765) 452-3936 telephone Sanders in New Hampshire. But Ber- control. It is one we can still contain, (765) 452-3973 fax nie’s win there ignited the notion that even extinguish – if we act. School [email protected] Trump’s risk of impeachment to slime closures, isolation of the sick, home Joe Biden had handsomely paid off, quarantines of those who have come setting up his dream November show- into contact with the sick, social dis- Contact HPI down with an avowed Socialist. With tancing, telework and large-gathering [email protected] Joe Biden’s apparent demise, Trump v. cancellations must be implemented Howey’s cell: 317.506.0883 Sanders appeared to be a fait accom- before the spread of the disease in Washington: 202.256.5822 pli. any community reaches 1%. After Business Office: 765.452.3936 Since then, we’ve watched that, science tells us, these interven- the coronavirus swarm across the tions become far less effective. If we globe and into the American psyche. fail to take action, we will watch our © 2020, Howey Politics President Trump’s response has been health-care system be overwhelmed.” Indiana. All rights reserved. abysmal, crystalized in his visit late Faced with a Trump v. Photocopying, Internet forward- last week to the Center for Disease Sanders shouting match, voters re- ing, faxing or reproducing in any Control where he asked, “Who would sponded. After Rep. James Clyburn’s have thought? Who would have clarion endorsement and the presi- form, whole or part, is a violation thought we would even be having the dential field moderates of Buttigieg, of federal law without permission subject?” Klobuchar and Bloomberg coalescing from the publisher. Ask Indiana Health Com- around Joe Biden, an unprecedented missioner Kristina Box or Gov. Eric turn of events occurred. Though Holcomb if they had ever pondered a Biden’s “No Malarkey” campaign Jack E. Howey microbe-induced pandemic here. was running on financial fumes, with editor emeritus The day before his CDC trip virtually no field offices and a tiny 1926-2019 to Atlanta, President Trump said of advertising budget, he ran the table the pandemic, “It’s going to disap- up to Colorado and California, where pear. One day it’s like a miracle, it will a third of the vote pre-dated the disappear. We’ll see what happens. pandemic and veep revival. He swept Nobody really knows.” swing states Virginia and North By Monday, Tom Bossert, who Carolina, the Deep South, Texas, handled the pandemic portfolio for the Minnesota, Massachusetts and now National Security Council before Presi- Missouri and Michigan. At this writ- dent Trump fired and didn’t replace ing it was Biden who possessed the Page 3 insurmountable delegate lead. be.” And telltales are emerging Another case in point: Sand- that Biden v. Trump won’t be the nail- ers upset Hillary in Michigan in 2016; biter that conventional wisdom en- Tuesday, he didn’t carry a single county visioned. If Biden can avoid a health against Biden. Turnout in the Texas emergency, keep his malapropisms Democratic primary was described as to a cute minimum, and choose a “staggeringly high” with long lines at running mate that enhances his elect- polls. ability, Trump continues his unempa- Anecdotally, I and people I know thetic approach to the pandemic, the have been approached by 2016 Trump November showdown may not even voters. The conversation often goes like be close. this: “I voted for Donald Trump because In Tuesday’s Missouri pri- Joe Biden campaigning in Michigan this past I just couldn’t vote for Hillary Clinton. mary, white men with college degrees week. He carried all 88 counties in a state Annnnnd I thought that voting for swung 55% away from Sanders. Bernie Sanders carried against Hillary Clinton Trump would be good for draining the According to CNN exit polls, Sanders Washington swamp. Now I’m having defeated Hillary Clinton 64%-36% in 2016. On Tuesday, buyer’s remorse. What do you think?” Biden won that demographic 60% to 33%. As the Political Sadly, we now face an engulfing pandemic. The Wire’s Taegan Goddard observed, “That’s pretty solid evi- Trump administration’s decision not to accept the World dence that a significant amount of Bernie Sanders’ support Health Organization’s coronavirus test has mystified and four years ago was more anti-Hillary than pro-Bernie.” infuriated American governors. Tests remain elusive here As I’ve been stating since 2016, Sanders and in Indiana. Universities, schools, basketball tournaments, Trump are fueled by the same set of grievances. And as the NBA schedule suspension, and political rallies are being I’ve stated at the beginning of the 2020 cycle, Trump cancelled. The bears have moved into Wall Street, stok- won’t have Hillary Clinton to kick around anymore. ing recession anxiety after an 11-year bull run and were Tim Alberta reported for Politico: “Two things hap- not reassured by President Trump’s primetime speech last pened on Tuesday in Michigan. First, Democratic turnout night that focused on keeping the foreign contagion out, exploded. Second, Biden performed far better with key de- as opposed to widespread testing within. mographic groups than Clinton did four years ago. If either Fear, once Trump’s tool of choice, is now one of those things happens in November, Trump will have induced within the population in a way polio once did more a difficult time winning the state again. If both things hap- than a half century ago. pen, the president can kiss Michigan’s 16 electoral votes What has become painfully evident is that Presi- goodbye – and with them, more than likely, the electoral dent Trump is woefully unprepared for his first non-self- votes of Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.” inflicted crisis.This is not to say that incredible events and “The big takeaway from the day’s big prize, Michi- fate won’t whip-lash the body politic once again before gan, isn’t that Biden is a spectacular candidate,” Alberta this cycle runs its course. But we find ourselves in a vastly explained. “The big takeaway is that he doesn’t need to different place than we were a month ago. v Indianapolis district Bosma, from page 1 That set the stage for what became the transfor- from 2004 through the 2006 election, that served as a mative 2010 election, when a nucleus of Susan Ellsper- referendum on not only the Iraq War nationally, but on the mann, Mike Karickhoff, Kevin Mahan, Cindy Kirchhofer, passage of Daylight Saving Time and Gov. Mitch Daniels’ Matt Ubelhor, Jim Baird and Rebecca Kubacki helped forge toll road lease via his Major Moves program.
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