Recently, I received direct mail from the Mike Braun campaign — a mailer about the size of a Waffle House menu, but far less informative.

The mailer focused solely upon the U.S southern border, prominently featuring an endorsement from Trump and the headline: “BIDEN’S BROKEN BORDER IS FLOODING OUR COMMUNITIES WITH DANGEROUS CRIMINALS AND DEADLY CHINESE FENTANYL!”

While I have lived in this state for only 10 years, I do know that:

1. Indiana does not share a border with Mexico nor any other sovereign nation.

2. Mike Braun is a sitting U.S. senator for Indiana and is currently running for governor of Indiana.

3. The southern border and its associated issues do not belong to Joe Biden.

The U.S. southern border is a mess, but it was broken well before Biden. At the very least, Clinton, Bush 43, Obama, and even Mr. Endorsement himself, Donald Trump, have — as opposed to fixing the real problem — used it as a political football, driving up and down the field and trying to score points with voters, without ever actually putting the game away. If Republicans or Democrats fixed the issue, what else would they use to play you?

Unlike Braun’s gubernatorial campaign, this letter is not about the southern border. Mike Braun is running for governor of INDIANA. He is a U.S. senator and in the perfect position to change border policy. But why fix the problem when complaining about it can fill a campaign mailer?

You deserve a governor who is looking at the issues facing hardworking, overtaxed Hoosiers in their own homes.

It is quite clear that Mike Braun is not that candidate, and neither is anyone else running for the GOP or Democrat nomination.

Hoosiers deserve Donald Rainwater as the next governor of this great state. Give him your support, and let’s focus on Indiana issues.

~ By Eric Allen | Letter to the Editor | Published March 14, 2024 in The Morgan County Correspondent