24 Mar 2026

Former Ind. Governor Mitch Daniels sounds both optimistic and cautious about Indiana, national economy

Daniels also said Hoosier voters, tired of strident partisan politics, may be ready to embrace the potential third-party candidacy of former Indianapolis mayor Greg Ballard, who is running for Secretary of State as an independent.

โ€Greg is well known, very admirable fella, and I think part of his rationale for making this step and part of his opportunity is the incumbent has a lot of scandal,โ€ said Daniels, reflecting on the track record of republican Diego Morales. โ€ Itโ€™s clear that the way weโ€™re selecting candidates these days in which the most devoted partisans of each party generally pick the nominees in primaries has clearly led to a number of situations where people say, โ€˜Are those my choices?โ€™, more and more people indicating when asked that they consider themselves an independent I think there is some opportunity there.โ€


This is an excerpt from an article by Fox59.ย You can read the full article here.