Jennifer McCormick Lays Out Commonsense Vision for Indiana in Third and Final Debate
Jennifer McCormick won the third and final debate for governor on Thursday evening by sticking to the issues and showing the commonsense contrast between the McCormick/Goodin ticket and Mike Braun and Micah Beckwith.
“Jennifer McCormick was the only candidate for governor who laid out a commonsense vision for Indiana’s future on the debate stage tonight. She was the only candidate who defended our state’s public schools. She was the only candidate who stood up for accountability and transparency from our state government,” said Indiana Democratic Party Chair Mike Schmuhl. “We can bring common sense back to the Statehouse, and that starts by electing a career educator and military mom as our next governor in Jennifer McCormick.”
McCormick focused on supporting families through investing in community public schools, standing up to special interests, and expanding healthcare affordability across Indiana. She spoke up against Indiana’s extreme near-total abortion ban that’s forcing doctors out of Indiana and costing women their lives.
Her commonsense economic development plan supports union labor and reforms the IEDC, while her commonsense abortion rights plan prioritizes repealing the ban and appointing leaders to support women and doctors.
On property taxes, she laid out how her commonsense plan will incorporate the best ideas from across the political aisle to have relief ready from day one.
“Mike Braun was flustered by even the mere mention of his running mate Micah Beckwith, who has spent the campaign cycle spreading lies and conspiracies, and threatening to fire state employees when he’s in charge,” said Schmuhl. “Hoosiers cannot allow a Braun-Beckwith administration to bring more chaos, fear, and divisiveness to our Statehouse for the next four years by focusing on culture wars instead of working families.”
After twenty years of one-party control, we need to put Indiana on the right track. In rankings across the board, Indiana is near the bottom for quality of life, wages, healthcare, and education. See the rankings for yourself:
- Indiana ranks 40th in overall health, 47th in public health funding, has the 13th worst physician-to-provider ratio, 43rd in mental health care, and is the 2nd most depressed state in America.
- Nearly 60 percent of Hoosiers believe abortion should be legal in “all or most cases” according to the 2023 Hoosier Survey by Ball State. Despite this, Indiana Republicans passed the first abortion ban in the US after the Dobbs decision.
- Indiana is the 3rd worst state for maternal mortality and has the 8th highest infant mortality rate.
- Indiana ranks 46th for education, 39th in teacher salary, has the country’s worst student-to-counselor ratio, and 40th in retaining college graduates in Indiana.
- This is the 2nd worst state for quality of life, 7th worst state to live in, and ranks 34th in best states for veterans.
- Ranked 46th in turnout for the 2020 Presidential Election, 50th in 2022 midterm turnout, and 40th in voter registration.
- Hoosiers pay the 3rd highest costs for fuel and gas, the 12th highest electric bills nationally, and Indiana is 43rd in overall utility performance.
- Indiana has the country’s worst rated natural environment, is the worst-rated for pollution, and is 14th in most lead pipes nationally.
