Many heads turned in central Indiana when Kokomo Mayor Greg Goodnight's original choice to be Fire Chief Scott Kern decided to run against Goodnight for Mayor in the Democrat primary.  Many more heads turned when Kern changed his plans and filed to run against Goodnight as a Republican in the fall instead.

Since that time, Kern has been a regular at Republican Party events, and has been speaking the language of conservatives.  So what does Scott Kern believe?  What are his convictions, his principles, and why did he decide to leave the Democratic Party and join the Republicans?

Mr. Kern called in to talk with Peter Heck on his show today about those very questions.

Hear the full interview here.