I can’t believe it. It seems like yesterday I was working in the house and the Republicans were commenting about how it was almost impossible for a Republican to beat Indianapolis’ Democrat Mayor Bart Peterson, who was running for his third term. Many people believe that Indiana is solely a Republican state, but that’s not the case. We have one Republican and one Democrat as our U.S. Senators, a Republican controlled state Senate, a Democrat controlled state House, and our U.S. Representatives are split almost evenly. One of the most heavy Democrat areas is Indianapolis, which is why it is amazing that Republican Greg Ballard has won the race for mayor of Indianapolis. Moreover, the GOP has taken control of the City-County Council, capturing 17 of 29 seats.