IN-07 — Things just got even easier

Jon Elrod dropped out of the race for Congress here in the 7th district today.  Basically, he said it was too hard, that he wasn’t going to win, the voters clearly indicated they wanted Andre Carson, blah, blah, blah.  He’s really coming off like a spoiled four-year-old who didn’t get his way.  

So, he’s jumping back into his state legislative race/running for re-election to the General Assembly.  I think he’s going to have a hard time getting re-elected, in what will be a crucial state-level race here.  He’s got to explain why he started running for Congress less than a year into his first legislative term (and he was running for Congress BEFORE everyone knew Julia Carson was terminally ill).  Also, we have what seems like a really good candidate on our side, Mary Ann Sullivan, who has been actively campaigning in the district for some time.

The Republicans will hold a caucus soon to select their new Congressional candidate.  There are some decent sort-of second-tier people they could select, but no one that I think can give Andre any real trouble.