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Puerto Rico’s massive power

outagedragson:H undredsof

thousandsofPuertoRicans

remainedwithoutelectricityfor

athirdda yFriday, shuttering

schoolsandgovernmentoffices,

asquestionsswirledaboutwhat

causedtheislandwideblackout.

Atanewsconference,grid

operatorLumaEnergysaid

powerhadbeenrestoredtomore

than600,000oftheisland’s

1.4millionclientsandthatat

least1millionwouldbeonline

bytheendofthenightFriday.

Butcompanyofficialsrefusedto

estimatewhenpowerwouldbe

fullyrestoredtotheU.S.

commonwealth.Theislan d’s

aqueductauthoritysaidsome

160,000householdswere

withoutwater.

Arrestmade in teen girl’s

killing inNewYorkCity:A

suspectwaschargedSaturdayin

thefatalshootingofateengirl

whowaswalkinghomefrom

schoolwhenshewashitbya

straybulletduringastreet

disputeintheBronxboroughof

NewYorkCit y. NewYorkpolice

announcedthearrestof

JeremiahRyanonchargesof

murder,attemptedmurderand

criminalpossessionofaweapon

inFriday’sshooting.Police

identifiedthegirlkilledinthe

shootingas16-year-oldAngellyh

Yambo.ProsecutorssaidRyan,

17,wouldha veacourt

appearancelaterSaturdayor

Sunday.

—From wire services

failedtoacttor esolvethe

allegationsofworkplace

contamination.Theunionhad

repeatedlycomplainedthat

correctionalofficersandother

prisonworkersandinmates

werebeingexposedto

potentiallyhazardousmoldand

asbestosbutsaysthoseconcerns

wereignored.

—Associated Press

TheU.S.OfficeofSpecial

CounselwantsAttorneyGeneral

MerrickGarlandtostepinto

investigatetheallegationsafter

multiplewhistleblower

complaintswerefiledthisyear.

Thecomplaints,filedbyunion

officialsattheFederal

CorrectionalInstitutionin

Dublin,Calif.,allegedthatsenior

BureauofPrisonsof ficialshad

GEORGIA

3dead in gun range

shootings, robbery

Policearesearchingforat

leastonearmedsuspectint he

killingoftheownerofagun

rangeinG eorgiaandhiswife

andgrandson,authoritiessaid

Saturday.

TheGrantville Police

DepartmentsaidviaFacebook

thattherobberyoccurredFriday

evening.Whenofficersarrivedat

thescenearound8p.m.,they

discoveredthebodiesofthe

ownerofLockStock&Barrel

ShootingRange,alongwithhis

wifeandgrandson.

AccordingtoWSB-TV,

Grantvillepoliceidentifiedthe

victimsasthegunrangeowner,

ThomasHawk,75;hiswife,

Evelyn,75;andtheirgrandson,

Luke, 17.

—Associated Press

CALIFORNIA

Report: Asbestos,

mold ignored at prison

Agovernmentwatchdoghas

founda“substantiallikelihood”

theFederalBureauofPrisons

committedwrongdoingwhenit

ignoredcomplaintsandfailedto

addressasbestosandmold

contaminationatafederal

women’s prisoninCalifornia

thathasalreadybeenunder

scrutinyforrampantsexual

abuseofinmates.

KLMNO

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MikeSchmuhl

doesn’tshrink

from achallenge.

Atthistimethree

yearsago,hewas

tryingtohelpan

openlygaymayor

fromasmall

Midwesterncity

becomepresident.

Todayhe’strying

torebuildaDemocraticPartyin

oneofthenation’s reddest

Northernstates.

SchmuhlgrewupinSouth

Ben d,Ind.Twenty-fiveyearsago,

whenhewasintheeighthgrade,

hegottok nowPeteButtigieg,

whowentontobecomeSouth

Bend’s mayor(withSchmuhl

managingthecampaign).When

Buttigiegsoughtthe

Democraticpresidential

nomination—anu nlikely

ambitiononhispart—hea gain

turnedtothesoft-spoken

Schmuhltorunhiscampaign.

Peopleknowwhathappened.

Buttigiegstruckachordwith

Democraticactivistsearlyin

2019,builtonthatsuccessto

raisetensofmillionsofdollars,

wentontowintheIowa

caucusesbyasmidgen(though

henevergotmuchcreditforit)

andthen,likealltheother

Democratsrunning,faded

quicklyasJoeBidentookcontrol

ofthe race.

Buttigiegisnow

transportationsecretary, helping

toimplementthebipartisan

infrastructurelegislationand

persuadeAmericanvoterstogive

credittoPresidentBidenfor

gettingitdone.Schmuhlisback

inIndianaasthechairofthe

stateDemocraticParty. Yo ucan

guesswhohasthetougherjob.

Overcoffeerecently,Schmuhl

talkedaboutthechallenges—

andrealities—oft ryingto

restorethestrengthofastate

partythatonceboastedof

electedofficialssuchasthelate

BirchBayh,whoservedinthe

Senateandranforpresident;his

sonEvanBayh,whowasboth

governorandsenator;Frank

O’Bannon,whoservedas

governor;andmostrecentlyJoe

Donnelly,whowassenatorfrom

2013until2019.Donnelly’s

victor yin2 012wasthelastyear

anyIndianaDemocratwona

statewidecontest.Indiana’s

currentpoliticalcomplexionis

bestrepresentedasbeingthe

homeofformervicepresident

MikePence.

Schmuhl,whoonceworkedat

TheWashingtonPostbefore

turningtopolitics,nowleadsa

somewhatnomadiclife,traveli ng

throughouthisstate,tryingto

generateenthusiasm,attract

attentiontotheDemocrats’

priorities,instillacultureof

year-roundorganizingandmake

thecaseforhispartyagainsta

morerobustRepublican

opposition.“We’relikethe

RollingStones,”hes aid.“We’re

always goingtobeontour.”

Indianahas92counties,and

localorganizationsarethe

backboneofthepartystructure.

Schmuhlsaidthat,asinmany

otherRepublican-trending

states,thecountyDemocratic

parties “havejustbeen

completelydecimated.They’re

upagainsttheropes.”

WhenformerVermont

governorHowardDeanwas

DemocraticNationalCommittee

chairmorethanadecadeago,he

promotedtheideaofa50-state

campaign.Hisargumentwas

thatpartybuildingshouldnotbe

limitedtotherelativehandfulof

statestha tdecidepresidential

elections.ForDemocratstobe

competitiveupanddownthe

ballot,theyneededtobevisible

constantlyandcompete

everywhere.

Dean’s theorymadesense,but

intheyearssincehewasparty

leader,theDe mocratshaveseen

theirranksweakenedrather

thanstrengthenedinmany

states.Asmodelsforwhathe

hopestodoinIndiana,Schmuhl

citedtheparty-buildingeffortsin

Wisconsin,Michiganand,what

hecalledthe“crownjewel,”

Georgia,whereStaceyAbrams

ledeffortsthathelpedBidenwin

inNovember2020andelecttwo

Democratstot heU.S.Senate

monthslater.

WisconsinandMichiganhave

oftengiventheirelectoralvotes

toDemocraticpresidential

nominees,andGeorgia’s

changingdemographicshave

movedthatstateinthe

Democrats’direction.Indiana

hasnosuchhistory, though

BarackObamawonthestatein

2008.ForSchmuhl,the

challengesaredaunting.

Asthenationhassorteditself

intoredandblueterritory, places

whereDemocratsoncewere

competitiveinstateraceshave

becomemoresolidlyRepublican.

Indianasharesthistrendwith

severalotherNorthernstates

(Somestates,ofcourse,have

movedintheotherdirection).

Whattheseno wsolidlyred

Northernstateshaveincommon

istha ttheyhavepredominantly

Whiteandgenerallyolder

populations.Geographically,

theyareheavilyruralor

populatedwithsmallcities

outsideafewurbanenclaves.

Culturewarissuesandthe

cleavage stheyhaveproduced

addtothechallengesfor

Democratsint ryingtomake

theirwaybackto

competitiveness.

Manyofthes estateslong

votedforRepublican

presidentialnomineesbut,like

Indiana,electedDemocratsas

governorsorsenators.Today,

winningaSenate raceinan yof

thesestateshasbecome

extremelydifficult,andthat,in

turn,hasmadeitmoredifficult

forDemocratstog ainandhold

themajorityint heSena te.

Anyturnaroundfor

Democratsmustincludethe

revitalizationoftheDemocratic

Partyatthelocallevel,atask

complicatedbytheimageofa

nationalpartythatcaresless

aboutruralandsmall-town

voters.Schmuhlsaysonepriority

issimplytobevisible.“You’ve

gottos tarttoc ommunicatewith

people,toofferthemachoice,”

hesaid,“andsoIthinkshowing

upis firstandforemost.”

Hecite dhisexperiences

workingforbothButtigiegand

Donnelly.“Theybothhada

centralfocusintheirapproachto

politics,whichisyougo

everywhere,”hes aid.“Ifyou’re

invitedtosomething,youtr yto

showupandtalktoanybody.You

takethetoughquestions.You

justshowuphere.”

Schmuhlseestwopossible

avenuesforDemocratstos tartto

makegains,althoughneither

presentsaneasypathforsuccess.

Thefirstist hepossibilitythat

Republicanswillswingsofarto

theright,andsodeeplyinto

DonaldTrump’s cons piracy

politics,thattherewi llbe avoter

backlash.

Thathasn’tyethappenedin

Indianaor,fortha tmatter,in

otherredstates,whereGOP

legislatureshavepushedthe

envelopewithnewlawson

votingrights,education,

abortionandothercultural

issues.Schmuhlholdsouthope

thatthing scouldye tturn.

“Republicandominationisa

double-edgedsword,”hesaid.

“Youcan gosofa randsoyou

kindoftipover.”

Hepointe dtot hefactthatin

Indianathisyear,abouttwo

dozenincumbentRepublican

legislators,includingsome

committeechairs,facesuch

primarychallenges,manyfrom

candidateswithaTrumpian

agenda.“Ithinkthateveryday

ontheirside,it’s reallykindof

divisionsbetweenthefar-right

kindofMAGAcrowdandthe

establishmentRepublicans.”

Schmuhlalsobelievesthat

Democratscanattrac tmore

voterswithaboldeconomic

platform,althoughthepartyhas

hadlimitedsuccesstryingtowin

backsomeoftheWhitevoters

theyhavelostint hepasttwo

decades.Intheseareas,the

Democrats’economicmessage

hasnotbeenabletotrump

culturalissues,butSchmuhl

planstokeepfightingonthat

front.

Schmuhlsaidonebig

challengeisc ombating

disinformationand

misinformation,particularly

comingfromconservativemedia

outlets,includingFoxNews.He

hasbeengivenmoneyfromthe

DemocraticNationalCommittee

tofund awarroomposition“for

metolookatinnovativewaysto

fightmisinformation,

disinformation,conspiracy

theories,fakenews,allofthat,”

hesaid.

Schmuhlhopestoseeprogress

eventuallybutknowsitwilltake

time.“I’mnotnaivethatit’s

goingtochangething sinsta ntly,”

hesaidoftheworkhehas

started. Thisyear ,thepolitical

windsareblowingagainstthe

Democrats,eveninplacesthat

arelessredthanIndiana.Next

year,Indianawillhavelocal

elections,andheexpects

Democratstop erformbetterin

thosecontests.

Thatwill setup2 024,when

Indianawillhaveanopen

governor’s race,aSenate race

featuringSen.MikeBraun(R),

whodefeatedDonnellyin2018,

and,ofcourse,thepresidential

race,allofwhichwilldrawmore

attentionandmorevoters

turningout.“Ifwe’vedonesome

ofthesefoundationalpieces

here,”Schmuhlsaid,“Ihopethat

iswhenyoustarttos eealotof

progress.”

Turning red states blue is hard. Ask this party chair.

MARCUS MARTER/SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE/ASSOCIATED PRESS

InNovember2 01 1,Pete Buttigieg, left,and his campaign manager,MikeSchmuhl, look overreturn

numbersin theSouthBend,Ind.,mayoralrace.Today,Schmuhlischair ofIndiana’s DemocraticParty.

Dan Balz

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