Matt Saliga at Hammond Ramblings declares the Hammond Republican party dead:
Evidently, some seem to think there is the Duane Dedelow/Wes Miller party and the Joe McCarthy party. I could change my thinking on this but I think the Hammond Republican Party really isn’t much of one right now.
The Dedelow/Miller/Janiec/Poland people seemingly control the party due to the fact that Duane Dedelow is a former mayor and that Kim Poland was elected 4th District Councilman. The supposed Joe McCarthy wing really controls nothing when it comes down to it.
However, the Dedelow/Miller/Janiec/Poland section of the party is nothing more than a group of people that cant believe Dedelow isn’t still the mayor and a group of people who are one issue based, no new idea people like Miller and Janiec.
Therefore the Hammond Republican Party is essentially dead - at least for now.
