6/24/26 - Elliott defends GOP flip on Diego, NFL tells Sorsby to get lost, MTG bails on Republicans

6/24/26 - Elliott defends GOP flip on Diego, NFL tells Sorsby to get lost, MTG bails on Republicans

Today’s episode of The Rob Kendall Show focuses on the Republican Party’s attempt to move past Diego Morales without fully holding him accountable. Rob previews a heated conversation with State Treasurer Daniel Elliott, arguing that many Republicans did nothing about Morales for years, then only turned on him once they believed he could lose the Secretary of State race. Rob says the issue is not just replacing Morales, but exposing what happened and holding people accountable. Rob also reacts to conservative media figures questioning why Greg Ballard is still running now that Morales is no longer the Republican nominee. He argues Ballard’s campaign was never only about Morales, but about a broken political system that enabled him. Rob says Ballard collecting tens of thousands of signatures without a party machine proves there is real demand for more competition and more voices outside the Republican-Democrat structure. The show also turns to the Indiana Republican Party adding property tax elimination to its platform. Rob says that sounds good on paper, but warns that J.D. Prescott’s proposal would replace property taxes with a new 7% sales tax on services, potentially raising the overall tax burden on Hoosiers. Rob argues true property tax reform should force local governments to spend less, not simply move the tax burden somewhere else while giving government even more money. Another major topic is the Chicago Bears stadium drama. Rob says he has believed all along that the Bears are using Indiana and its politicians to get a better deal from Illinois. He points to Illinois leaders now signaling they may call a special session if the Bears help put together a workable stadium bill, while Indiana politicians continue acting as though Hammond is a done deal. The episode closes with Rob arguing that the Bears situation reveals how quickly Indiana politicians move for powerful interests compared to ordinary taxpayers. He says whether or not the Bears ever come to Indiana, Hoosiers should remember how much energy, money, and urgency lawmakers were willing to spend on a billionaire sports franchise while moving slowly on property taxes, utility bills, and other everyday problems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

6/23/26 - Greg Ballard's BIG Announcement, Braun lashes out at IURC, Tucker bails on Republicans

Today’s episode of The Rob Kendall Show focuses on Greg Ballard’s independent campaign for Indiana Secretary of State and Rob’s belief that Ballard should not be underestimated. Rob says Republicans spent years treating Ballard as the gold standard when he was mayor of Indianapolis, only to turn on him once he launched an independent statewide run. He argues Ballard’s likely success in collecting nearly 37,000 verified signatures would be a major political achievement because Indiana’s ballot access rules are designed to protect Republicans and Democrats from serious independent challengers. Rob says Ballard could reshape the Secretary of State race even if he does not win. He argues Ballard will likely pull voters from Republicans, independents, and even Beau Bayh’s Marion County base, making the race more competitive and forcing the major-party candidates to work harder. Rob says Ballard’s presence would make the election more serious because candidates would no longer be able to coast through a weak, predictable Republican-versus-Democrat contest. The show also covers Governor Braun removing Andy Zay as chairman of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission after Zay voted for an AES rate increase. Rob says the move is mostly symbolic because Zay remains on the board and only loses part of his salary. He argues Braun owns the problem because he appointed Zay in the first place, despite Zay being an insider and former state senator who helped create the same utility system Braun now claims to oppose. Rob says Braun’s outrage over utility rates rings hollow because he never required his IURC picks to pledge against rate increases and previously signed legislation allowing utilities to recover costs for small modular reactor development. He argues Indiana’s utility system is bought and sold by powerful companies, and that Braun keeps responding to public anger with gestures that look tough but do not actually change the structure causing higher bills. Another major topic is Buc-ee’s proposing its first Indiana location in Greenwood near I-65 and Worthville Road. Rob says the local pushback is more reasonable than it may sound because residents are not simply rejecting development; they are questioning whether a massive travel stop serves the community or mostly benefits transient traffic. He says Greenwood residents are right to ask about traffic, rezoning, local businesses, tax impact, and whether a big-name project actually improves life for the people who live there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

6/22/26 - Diego Morales gets dumped, Greg Ballard gets signatures, Republicans can't run elections

Today’s episode of The Rob Kendall Show focuses on the fallout from the Republican Secretary of State convention, where Max Engling won the nomination after two rounds of voting. Rob says he correctly predicted Engling would lead on the first ballot, but was surprised by how quickly Diego Morales collapsed, finishing far behind Engling and David Shelton. He argues the result shows how quickly the Republican power structure can flip when new orders come down, even after years of defending Morales. Rob criticizes the delegate process itself, noting that more than 125 delegates did not show up for the first ballot and dozens more left before the second. He says delegates ran or were appointed for the job of choosing nominees, yet many did not stay long enough to finish the voting. Rob also blasts the party’s slow administration of the convention, arguing that taking hours to complete two rounds of voting shows the Republicans are not as competent at running elections as they claim. The show also revisits Rob’s incorrect prediction that Diego supporters would refuse to back Engling. Instead, many of them moved to Engling on the second ballot, helping him win. Rob says that undercuts all the talk from Morales supporters about standing up to party bosses, because when the moment came, they still bent the knee to the same power structure they claimed had betrayed their candidate. Rob then turns to the general election, where voters will have four choices: Max Engling, Beau Bayh, Lori Shilling, and Greg Ballard. Rob says he has not decided who he will vote for, but he is ruling out Engling because a vote for him would affirm the Republican cover-up of Diego Morales’ corruption. He argues Engling was selected not to expose Morales, but to sweep the scandal away while keeping the office and protecting the party’s donor network. The episode closes with Rob saying Engling can prove him wrong by publicly calling for formal investigations into Morales by the inspector general and Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears. Rob says if Engling, Jim Banks, and Todd Rokita are serious about cleaning up the office, they should demand accountability immediately while Morales is still Secretary of State. Until that happens, Rob argues voters should see Engling as part of the same system that enabled Morales for four years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

6/19/26 - More Diego Morales travel drama, Ballard's bad signatures, is the Amercian Dream fading?

Today’s episode of The Rob Kendall Show focuses on another damaging report about Diego Morales, this time involving travel expenses tied to his wife, his chief legal counsel Jerry Bonnet, and taxpayer reimbursements. Rob says the setup itself is a major red flag: Bonnet allegedly fronted money for trips involving Morales and was later reimbursed by the state, even though some expenses were later flagged as improper. Rob argues that if these were legitimate state trips, the state or Morales himself should have handled the payments directly. Rob walks through the IndyStar report that Bonnet repaid more than $5,000 after expenses were flagged, including flights and conference fees involving Morales’ wife, hearing aids for Bonnet, and fees for non-employees. Rob says there is no reason taxpayers should be covering the travel of a spouse who is not a state employee, especially when the Secretary of State’s office tried to justify it by claiming spouses were expected to help at national conferences. Rob notes that the national organization reportedly said spouses and staff were encouraged to attend, but not required to perform conference duties. The show also digs into travel by former Morales staffer Elena Copsey, including Uber reimbursements tied to visits to conservative organizations and foreign embassies. Rob questions why the Indiana Secretary of State’s office would have a noncitizen employee visiting embassies for Italy, Latvia, and Hungary, and ties the broader pattern back to the long-running questions around Morales’ India trip, Raju Chinthala, taxpayer contracts, visa access, and foreign connections. He argues this is no longer ordinary political sloppiness, but a pattern that demands formal investigation. Another major segment covers Greg Ballard’s independent petition drive for Secretary of State after Hamilton County officials flagged one page of apparently fraudulent signatures. Rob says the person responsible should be prosecuted if the signatures were forged, but argues the incident appears to involve one rogue volunteer out of more than 35,000 submitted signatures. He says Republicans are trying to use a tiny fraction of the petitions to smear Ballard because they see him as a serious threat. The episode closes with Rob arguing the larger issue is Indiana’s ballot access system. He says Ballard’s effort shows how difficult Republicans and Democrats have made it for independents or regular people to run for office unless they operate under one of the two major parties. Rob says if Hoosiers pay to fund elections, they should have a real path to participate in them without needing hundreds of thousands of dollars, a professional signature operation, or the blessing of a party machine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

6/18/26 - Braun rips IURC, Bayh blasts Republican corruption, Delegates diss on convention strategy

Today’s episode of The Rob Kendall Show opens with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission approving a $71 million rate increase for AES Indiana customers. Rob says Governor Braun owns the decision because he appointed three members of the five-member board, including IURC president Andy Zay, who voted for the increase. Rob argues Braun campaigned on affordability but then put an institutional insider in charge of utility regulation. Rob says Braun does not get to complain about the rate hike after appointing the people who approved it. He argues the governor could have asked every appointee whether they would support rate increases, and if he did not, that is on him. Rob also says the utility companies already operate as government-protected monopolies, so approving higher rates while profits are strong is another example of regular people paying more because of state-backed insiders. The show also ties the AES increase to the broader issue of data centers and rising electricity demand. Rob argues lawmakers helped create the problem by funding the IEDC’s incentives for data centers, then allowing utilities to pass the costs on to ratepayers. He says he is not anti-data center, but opposes poor and middle-class Hoosiers being forced to subsidize major corporations through higher taxes, higher bills, and state-backed giveaways. Another major segment breaks down Rob’s interviews with pledged Republican delegates in the Secretary of State race. After talking with supporters of Diego Morales, Max Engling, Jamie Ritenour, and David Shelton, Rob says the clear theme is that Shelton appears to be many delegates’ second choice. He argues that matters because no candidate is likely to win on the first ballot, so the race will depend on where supporters go after their preferred candidate drops out. The episode closes with Rob laying out the possible convention math. He says Max Engling may lead on the first ballot, but if he does not build a large enough lead, Shelton could become the compromise candidate as other camps look for an acceptable alternative. Rob says the big questions are whether Shelton stays viable early, whether Diego Morales finishes ahead of him, and whether delegates stick around through later rounds of voting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]