Jon Elrod Drops 7th District Bid; Will Seek Re-Election to Statehouse

Jon Elrod announced today his intentions to drop his bid for Congress against incumbent Representative Andre Carson and run for re-election for his State House seat in District 97.

Some are elated that Democrats will now have a harder time retaining their slim lead in Indiana's lower chamber. Others are calling "dumb." Our take is that it is only dumb if you are afraid to take criticism from (liberal/Democrat) political blogs and can't take the heat. Elrod has shown he can.

Elrod, if successful in the GOP Caucus, will take on Marion County Democrat insider Mary Ann Sullivan for his re-election bid. Sullivan issued a mild press release complaining Elrod can't pick which office to run for and called him to serve his full term, which up to this point he has.

Elrod has shown himself a skillful, grassroots politician. This race will be one to watch, much to the chagrin of Pat  Bauer and the Democrats.