written by the Mercer County Outlook’s Dave Schmidt
UPDATED: 11-23-24
Thoughts following the 2024 Presidential Election….besides the county situation dominated by the Republican party, the Democrats were shut-out in statewide elections when three Republican Supreme Court Judges defeated three Democrat candidates. Current US Senator Sherrod Brown was ousted by Republican Bernie Moreno.
A Democrat led redistricting challenge Issue 1 was defeated as well.
RELATED:
In the race for State Rep for the 84th District…
State Representative Angie King (R-Celina) easily won her re-election over Democrat opponent Arienne Childrey 84% to 16% ….49,786 to 9,308 (combined county results)
In Mercer County King won 85% to 15%… 19,434 to 3,337
Original posting below…
(3-20-24) Looking at the Democratic Party in Mercer County after yesterday’s primary election….
- No Democrat candidates for the two Mercer County Commissioners primaries
- No Democrat candidate in the Mercer County Prosecuting Attorney primary
- No Democrat candidate in the Mercer County Common Please Clerk of Courts primary
- No Democrat candidate for Mercer County Sheriff
- No Democrat candidate for Mercer County Recorder
- No Democrat candidate for Mercer County Treasurer
- No Democrat candidate for Mercer County Engineer
- No Democrat candidate for Mercer County Coroner
In the last general election in November 2024…
- No Democrat candidate for Celina Mayor
- No Democrat candidate for Celina Auditor
- No Democrat candidate for Celina Law Director
Three Democrat candidates for Celina City Council …all three lost to three Republicans
A change in direction by the party in recent years could be one of the reasons for what is taking place now.
So what has happened to the Democrat Party in Mercer County over the years? It hasn’t always been that way….60 years ago…
Note that in 1964 the Democrat Party was dominant in Mercer County elections.
In the 1964 general election for Mercer County Commissioner … both Democrats had over 7,000 votes, to out distance both Republican challengers.
Mercer County Chronicle, November 1964
Not a political editorial but based on the ‘actual’ numbers…a complete change in Mercer County politics after 60 years. If there is a solution it might be a real good time for the local Democrat party to start putting it in play.
Mercer County Outlook 
A majority of the people doesn’t agree with they’re policies and views.
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The democratic party doesn’t represent the average working man and the family any more. In reality, it never has. Maybe people are figuring that out.
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Not to worry, O Little Ones. Your hero Donny J is destroying your “party” from within. Your MAGA BS is running low on substance and only speaks for the MAGA Kings and Queens. This worm is turning. Hold on to your stockings, MAGAboys and MAGAgurls. Your repulican cult does not speak for me. I VOTE. The tide is coming.
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Keep dreaming
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It’s called seeing the writing on the wall. Elections are cyclical. Hair Furor will destroy the repulican party and our democracy.
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Butt Hurt Much….what you say now, Little Renaldo? LOL …
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Why, thank you so much being so concerned about my butt. Typical repulican.
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Of course the MAGAbots realize that this Dave Schmidt resides in Illinois. Stirring up the masses with his pontifications from two states away. What a brave, little man.
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Mercer County Dems lost my support. Supporting Genocide Joe & the Palestinian Holocaust equals no support from me.
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lol maga bots you are severely warped young pup Renaldo you need to pull your head out of your _ _ _ and quit drinking that cool aid. Because you’re NOT.
lets see your local HERO got 605 votes compared to 6,000 + lol whine a little more.
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Thank you for your concern regarding my physical anatomy….typical MAGApublican. No substance. We live in a horribly redneck rural county. That means no education, no justifiable thought processes, just white superiority, whiteman religion, Neanderthal beliefs, and just plain ol’ idiocy. Condemn, criticize me all you want. Your opinions mean nothing to me. I have written you off. But you keep playing the cards Donny’s goons give you, you will feel good, but you will sell your democracy to the oligarch model (Putin), I’ll never vote for another repulican. You clowns will lose. I’ve read the back of the book, and WE WIN.
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Substance? Now that’s funny! You have several posts on this thread and none of them address an issue, but there are plenty of insults. You sound like a sore loser!
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what tide is turning ? You mean the tide that your local hero got 605 votes compared to Angie’s 6165 ? Roll tide lol
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Observation is obviously not a strong suit, grasshopper. Do better.
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Musta hit a nerve. Them repulicans……so sensitive.
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When you look at these numbers, it is obvious to me that Issue 1, that was voted on in a special election to legalize abortion in the state of Ohio last year, would have had a different result if Republicans would have TURNED OUT TO VOTE!
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