On WMUN [FN1] IN Lt Gov Micah Beckwith challenged Ball State University Prof Michael Hicks [FN2] to debate. [FN3] Beckwith’s poll number is 9% and the short session of the General Assembly ends soon. That raises a math/physics question, but first...1/13

Ignorance and bigotry hijacked the GOP. In 2016, forces were in place to hand the Oval Office to the loser in the popular vote. In 2020, I qualified to run for U.S. House in the GOP primary for INCD5. [FN4] Beckwith tagged me on (then-)Twitter. [FN5] 2/13

I said that tag was a challenge to debate. Beckwith didn’t argue, but when he saw me “on the capaign trail,” he ran away. Beckwith’s nasty tone is that of a bully. [FN6] Like all bullies, he’s a coward. We almost debated in April, 2021, but that video’s gone. [FN7] 3/13

Beckwith claims a deep understanding of American history & “true CONSTITUTIONAL conservative values.” The uppercase letters do no more to shore up Beckwith’s ignorance of the Constitution [FN8] than do the “chats” he’s claimed to have w/”God.” [FN9] 4/13

Mike Braun’s primary win for IN Gov dangled coattails that Beckwith latched onto after State convention delegates nominated him. [FN10] Since taking office, Beckwith has had to deal with scandals about sex and smut. Beckwith is a preacher & his church is affiliated w/ 5/13

the Assemblies of God, the same as renowned onanist, the late Rev Jimmy Swaggert. If we are lucky, the names “Beckwith” and “D.C. Stephenson” will be relegated to the same footnote in a little-read “Indiana History.” Here’s the math/physics question. [FN11] 6/13

Will Beckwith’s approval rating tank so badly that it’s the first-ever negative approval rating (math) before e can be served with a target subpoena regarding ghost employment at the end of the short session of the General Assembly (physics)? 7/13

Footnotes:
FN1. Radio station (AM and FM) “The Talk of Muncie” Indiana.
FN2. Dr Hicks is the George and Frances Ball distinguished professor of economics and the director of the Center for siness and Economic Research at Ball State University. 8/13

FN3. Prof Hicks has written about Christian nationalism Beckwith, an advocate of that belief. See, “One Heartbeat Away,” The Indiana Citizen, 1/11/26.
FN4. The statute was changed. I fought the good fight. I moved to a blue city in a blue State, and once again embrace my blue roots. 9/13

FN5. “The Democrats called. They want their taking (sic) points back. You’re in the wrong primary! But I’m glad you decided to fake it in the GOP primary. I’m gonna have a lot fun dismantling the stupidity of your progressive ideology. 10/13

FN5a. Can’t wait to see you on the campaign trail!”
FN6. Id.
FN7. John Schmitz’s podcast “Mouthwash,” FB, 4/13/21.
FN8. I’ve delineated, at length, Beckwith’s “gaps” in his understanding of American history and the Constitution. See, blogs in August 2023 and June 2024. 11/13

FN9. E.g., on 1/7/21 Beckwith claimed “the Lord” told him “I sent those riots to the Capitol.” Wren, “Confessions of an (Alleged) booik banner,” Importantville, 9/24/23 12/13
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FN10. Beckwith got 891 delegate votes & was on Braun’s ticket. I received 1,057 votes in the 2020 primary. I now am safe and sound, and no longer self-identify as a Republican
FN11. Necessary factoid: generally authorities hesitate to serve grand jury target subpoenas on presiding officers in a State legislature while the legislature is in session. 13/13