ReCenter the Statehouse rally for governor and attorney general candidates Jennifer McCormick and Destiny Wells

The political action committee of the bipartisan pro-democracy group ReCenter Indiana is spotlighting Jennifer McCormick and Destiny Wells in an online rally on Sunday, Sept. 29, from 8 to 9 p.m. EDT.

Registration for the event is free but required. Hoosiers may register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_idbgaZFHRn6uvgUBjIWg2g#/registration

The party that has dominated Indiana government for the last 20 years is poised to drag it even farther from the mainstream.

The Republican nominee for governor has supported severe restrictions on women’s medical freedom, contrary to the wishes of 6 of every 10 Hoosiers. His running mate is a self-described Christian nationalist, though only 4 in 10 Hoosiers are. 

The Republican seeking re-election as Indiana attorney general has been reprimanded by the state Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission and is accused of misconduct in other cases. In one of them, he suggested that members of the public could sue the Indiana Department of Health, even though his job includes defending state agencies in court.

McCormick, a former Republican superintendent of public instruction, is the Democratic nominee for governor. Wells, a former deputy attorney general, is the Democrat seeking the office of attorney general. 

“This is Indiana’s chance to break one-party rule and restore balance and common sense to our state government,” McCormick says. “Your vote is your voice in our democracy, and it’s our time to stand up for the freedoms we cherish and the future we want for ourselves and the next generation.” 

One-party control over the last two decades, McCormick continues, has “resulted in repressive legislation. It’s time to restore balance and bring back a government that truly represents all the people of Indiana.”

“If you feel exhausted when you turn on the news, angry at political grandstanding pretending to be public service, you are not alone," Wells says. “One party has pushed a culture war agenda here in Indiana, often at the expense of hardworking taxpayers.”

“It doesn’t have to be this way,” Wells adds. “At the ballot box this fall, we all have the opportunity to restore balance and pragmatism to the state we love.”

The webinar Sunday will provide “an opportunity for Hoosiers to get to know Destiny Wells and Jennifer McCormick up close, but from the convenience of home,” says Adrianne Slash, a Republican who chairs the ReCenter Indiana PAC.    

What’s more, Slash points out, the online format provides a degree of privacy. That could appeal to traditional Republicans who feel left behind by their party but might be hesitant to attend a gathering for Democratic candidates in person. 

“Because one party controls our state government, it can ignore the wishes of a majority of Hoosiers, and instead enact laws and policies that appeal to only the most extreme members of that party,” says Don Knebel, president of ReCenter Indiana Inc.  

“That's why Indiana has a near-total ban on abortion, despite the fact that more than 60 percent of Hoosier adults support reproductive freedom,” Knebel, a Democrat, says. And one-party control has handed out “a windfall of our tax dollars to parents who don't need it – through a school voucher law that diverts 36% of this year’s $600 million cost to support only 7% of Indiana students,” he adds.

Voter registration closes Monday, Oct. 7. Early voting begins Tuesday, Oct. 8, leading up to election day on Tuesday, Nov. 5.