Carson warns Indiana Democrats against complacency - 13 WTHR Indianapolis

It's the last day of the Democratic National Convention, and there's plenty of excitement. The party was electrified by First Lady Michelle Obama and former President Bill Clinton this week, and the president makes his case for re-election in primetime Thursday night.

But there is an undercurrent of concern among Democrats, and it was voiced at a breakfast Thursday for the Indiana delegation.

"Wasn't Bill Clinton phenomenal?" asked Rep. André Carson.

Indiana Democrats were still basking in the afterglow from Clinton's Wednesday night speech. Clinton called out GOP vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan's claims about President Obama's health care reform law.

Despite the buzz generated by the week's speeches, Carson shared his fears about the approaching election.

"The levels of indifference that I feel and I see out there in the community are disheartening. I'm nervous because I think we've become too complacent. If Mitt Romney becomes the president of the United States of America, friends, we're in trouble. If the Republicans retain control of the House of Representatives, we're in trouble. If the Republicans gain the Senate, we're in trouble," Carson said.

Carson urged those in attendance at the breakfast to read Ryan's budget plan and familiarize themselves with the cuts Ryan is proposing. (Read a report on the budget here from the Congressional Budget Office, a non-partisan entity.)

"You don't make deep cuts during a recession. Austerity measures don't work in worse economic times. You make cuts during a surplus," Carson argued.

Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and Indiana Lt. Gov. candidate Vi Simpson both stopped in to speak. Rev. Jesse Jackson passed by on his way to speak to the delegates from Ohio.

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