October Surprise: Mike Braun Doubles Down On Interracial Marriage!

Frankenstein's Monster.

Some years ago, Republican Sen. Mike Braun of Indiana said he strongly believes that interracial marriage should be left up to the states and not the Supreme Court. His poor choice of words are coming back to haunt him.

Every member of the House and Senate has a handler from Israel watching over their votes. If they don't vote in favor of Israel, they will start launching attacks on that candidate.

Braun is a loose cannon.

Certainly Indiana is a Republican stronghold. 

It is highly likely a Republican will win.

But do you really want this asshole governing the state?

The landmark decision Loving v. Virginia ruled that Americans should not be impeded on decisions involving romantic relationship, marriage and divorce.

Six points between Mike Braun and Jennifer McCormick.

It assured that any person is allowed to marry whomever they see fit.

It would take nearly 50 years before the Obergefell v. Hodges before the Court outlawed laws banning same sex marriage.

The senator is retiring. He running to be governor of Indiana.

Once regarded as a shoo-in for Braun, Democrats gained some hope in part by the party's shakeup this summer with Vice President Kamala Harris at the top of the ticket. The odds are still in Braun's favor, yet the leading candidate has gone negative in his advertising against Democratic nominee Jennifer McCormick this week, signaling a less-than-comfortable position. Democrats, however, haven't elected a Democratic governor in 24 years.

In a March 2022 Senate Judiciary Committee hearing for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, Braun said that the Supreme Court of the United States was wrong in its ruling in Loving v. Virginia that state interracial marriage bans were unconstitutional. 

Jared Fogle and George Santos walked into a bar. Do I get the vibes about Mike Braun and his running mate Micah Beckwith?

Later that day, Braun put out a statement saying he had misunderstood the question and that there was "no question that the Constitution prohibits discrimination of any kind based on race. That is not something that is even up for debate."

Braun did vote to not certify the results of the 2020 election. 

If he gets in, he will get a Republican supermajority to repeal laws and challenge election results of a free and fair election.

Braun voted against FEMA funding. Given the disasters of Hurricane Helene and the Hooiser state being right in the middle of Tornado Alley, it wasn't wise of the senator to vote against emergency aid. Cause Indiana could have a devastating tornado hit. Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Michigan City, South Bend, Evansville and Terre Haute could be impacted by a disaster.