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kpete

(71,991 posts) Tue Nov 6, 2012, 11:32 PM Nov 2012

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Richard Mourdock Defeated In Indiana Senate Race

Source: Huffington Post

Democrat Joe Donnelly was projected the winner over Republican candidate Richard Mourdock in the Indiana Senate race on Tuesday night by NBC.

The result comes as a key pick-up for Democrats. Mourdock defeated incumbent GOP Sen. Richard Lugar in Indiana's GOP Senate primary earlier this year.

The seat was once presumed to be safe for Republicans. That changed, however, when Mourdock said in defining his position on abortion that pregnancy resulting from rape was something "God intended."

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/06/joe-donnelly-election-results-2012_n_2049602.html

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Richard Mourdock Defeated In Indiana Senate Race (Original Post) kpete Nov 2012 OP

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Nov 2012 #1

so shocked that the pro-rape line didnt resonate NJGeek Nov 2012 #2

Clearly god's will. montanto Nov 2012 #3

so glad that creep went down Liberalynn Nov 2012 #4

k&r n/t RainDog Nov 2012 #5

God bless the Tea Party n/t Strelnikov_ Nov 2012 #6

God's will. Hope he understands the message God is sending him. southerncrone Nov 2012 #7

good Liberal_in_LA Nov 2012 #8

Good ismnotwasm Nov 2012 #9

lol, how on Earth did they blow this one so bad? Daniel537 Nov 2012 #10

Well, Mourdock made it happen by making the comments he did right before the election. LisaL Nov 2012 #12

Proof that maybe its better to go with the sure thing(Lugar) Daniel537 Nov 2012 #13

Yay. God wanted it that way. LisaL Nov 2012 #11

"Hey boss, our rape guy lost". "..which one?" Lars77 Nov 2012 #14

Oh good! What an awful person! LeftishBrit Nov 2012 #15

K&R idwiyo Nov 2012 #16

You have *NO* Delphinus Nov 2012 #17

Teabaggers; "Well we sure got rid of that Rino Lugar. Now we have a real conservative..uh oops!" Monk06 Nov 2012 #18

Maybe there really is a God. N/t daleo Nov 2012 #19

lol Liberal_in_LA Nov 2012 #20

Uncle Joe

(58,361 posts)

1. Kicked and recommended.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 11:33 PM

Nov 2012

Thanks for the thread, kpete.

NJGeek

(702 posts)

2. so shocked that the pro-rape line didnt resonate

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Tue Nov 6, 2012, 11:33 PM

Nov 2012

montanto

(2,966 posts)

3. Clearly god's will.

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Tue Nov 6, 2012, 11:33 PM

Nov 2012

Liberalynn

(7,549 posts)

4. so glad that creep went down

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Tue Nov 6, 2012, 11:44 PM

Nov 2012

RainDog

(28,784 posts)

5. k&r n/t

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Tue Nov 6, 2012, 11:48 PM

Nov 2012

Strelnikov_

(7,772 posts)

6. God bless the Tea Party n/t

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Wed Nov 7, 2012, 12:44 AM

Nov 2012

southerncrone

(5,506 posts)

7. God's will. Hope he understands the message God is sending him.

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Wed Nov 7, 2012, 12:55 AM

Nov 2012

Liberal_in_LA

(44,397 posts)

8. good

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Wed Nov 7, 2012, 01:06 AM

Nov 2012

ismnotwasm

(41,979 posts)

9. Good

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2012, 01:08 AM

Nov 2012

Now, he can go in seclusion somewhere and (hopefully)listen to the voices tell him off for being a complete asswipe

Daniel537

(1,560 posts)

10. lol, how on Earth did they blow this one so bad?

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2012, 01:55 AM

Nov 2012

Its friggin' Indiana. The teabaggers are pathetic.

LisaL

(44,973 posts)

12. Well, Mourdock made it happen by making the comments he did right before the election.

Reply to Daniel537 (Reply #10)

Wed Nov 7, 2012, 01:57 AM

Nov 2012

Daniel537

(1,560 posts)

13. Proof that maybe its better to go with the sure thing(Lugar)

Reply to LisaL (Reply #12)

Wed Nov 7, 2012, 02:11 AM

Nov 2012

no matter how much of a "RINO" he may be, than fucking around looking for a purist candidate. These wingnuts clearly don't understand how politics is won.

LisaL

(44,973 posts)

11. Yay. God wanted it that way.

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Wed Nov 7, 2012, 01:56 AM

Nov 2012

Lars77

(3,032 posts)

14. "Hey boss, our rape guy lost". "..which one?"

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Wed Nov 7, 2012, 02:18 AM

Nov 2012

LeftishBrit

(41,205 posts)

15. Oh good! What an awful person!

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Wed Nov 7, 2012, 03:40 AM

Nov 2012

idwiyo

(5,113 posts)

16. K&R

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Wed Nov 7, 2012, 07:09 AM

Nov 2012

Delphinus

(11,830 posts)

17. You have *NO*

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2012, 08:46 AM

Nov 2012

idea how HAPPY I am to hear this!

Monk06

(7,675 posts)

18. Teabaggers; "Well we sure got rid of that Rino Lugar. Now we have a real conservative..uh oops!"

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2012, 10:25 AM

Nov 2012

daleo

(21,317 posts)

19. Maybe there really is a God. N/t

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 09:59 PM

Nov 2012

Liberal_in_LA

(44,397 posts)

20. lol

Reply to daleo (Reply #19)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 11:07 PM

Nov 2012

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