The Democrat who will challenge Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb spoke Monday to an audience of over 75 Bartholomew County residents.
Billed as an Indiana Gubernatorial Town Hall meeting, former Indiana health commissioner Dr. Woody Myers spent nearly an hour addressing questions submitted by text or on cards.
When asked how he planned to defeat incumbent Gov. Eric Holcomb, a Republican in what is largely considered a red state, Myers replied there has never been a more volatile climate than we are in right now.
“With everything that is going on in Washington, I strongly believe that both the American public and Indiana residents want a change at the top of both federal and state government,” Myers said.”If I didn’t believe this, I wouldn’t be running.”
Although many expected 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and 2016 Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Gregg to win, both were defeated by their GOP rivals.
“I think the reverse could be happening this time around,” Myers said. “Polls are fallible, we still have 260 days to make our case and I’m going to use every one of them.”
For more on this story, see Wednesday’s Republic.
