Mark Small

There only can be two “major political parties” under Indiana law: “either of the two (2) parties whose nominees received the highest and second highest numbers of votes statewide for secretary of state in the last election; ” Ind. Code § 3-5-2-30. 18/34

At one time the two “major” political parties had conservative and liberal wings. That time ended when the GOP adopted its “Southern strategy.” In Indiana the Democratic Party has been less progressive than its counterparts in other States. 19/34

In Indiana one does not “register” as a member of a political party. How a person voted in the last primary is as close as we get to “registration.” There are Hoosiers who regularly vote in the GOP primary who find dt, et al, abhorrent. 20/34

In Indiana it is far easier to take over a “major political party” than to start a new party from the ground up. After all, that is what the tea party did to the GOP here in Indiana in 2010. Prior to that set of events in 2010. 21/34

I run as a candidate in the GOP primary to take one step toward taking control of the GOP back from forces that have done so much to damage this country, one example? Citizens United case in which Mr. Bopp was counsel at District Court. 22/34

My positions on issues have been held by GOP: the opinion in the lead case for women’s reproduction rights - Roe v Wade - was written by Nixon-appointee; the EPA was created during Nixon’s administration; progressive income taxes were Ike’s. 23/34

Obamacare was patterned after a Massachusetts program put in place under then-Governor Romney, whose program did not go far enough to protect people. Big Business and concentrations of wealth were anathema to Theodore Roosevelt. 24/34

If we commit our military to conflicts, we should do so only under a declaration of war, as required by the Constitution. We should legalize drugs and get government out of our bodies and our lives. 25/34