Daniels energizes Democrats

Democratic State Convention ~ June 4th, 2006

By Mary Beth Schneider
mary.beth.schneider@indystar.com

Indianapolis - Indiana Democrats made it clear Saturday that while Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels isn't on the ballot this November, he's their main target.
Just about everyone -- from candidates for Congress to candidates for statewide offices, and a few folks who aren't running for anything right now -- attacked Daniels' record at the party's state convention in Downtown Indianapolis.

They railed against Daniels' leasing of the Indiana Toll Road. They warned against the coming privatization of parts of the Family and Social Services Administration. They mocked the daylight-saving time switch and the time zone split in the state. They challenged his record on jobs, education and property taxes.

"We need to ditch Mitch," roared former House Speaker John Gregg, D-Sandborn.
Many of the 1,500-plus Democrats in the Hyatt Regency Indianapolis ballroom waved green-and-white "Ditch Mitch" placards in response.

For more on the convention, check out the Indianapolis Star.