Hoosiers: Is your Senate seat now competitive?

[Proud Public Servant]

Just wondering. That's the story emerging in the MSM, but I don't trust it (the media loves horseraces so much that they'll fabricate them if they have to). So what say you? Could we really end up with a blue senator in IN this fall?

[Proud Liberal Dem]

1. It's not a gimme by any means

but Donnelly is going to be more competitive against Mourdock than he would have been against Lugar, who basically would have been handed the election IMHO. Lugar always had a pretty broad coalition of people- including Democrats- voting for him (I have voted for him before). Mourdock will get the GOP Tea Party "base" but may have difficulties attracting indies and Democrats. If Donnelly can bring in some indies and maybe even some disaffected Republicans pissed over Lugar's defeat, he might very well pull it out. The race that I'm really concerned about is the gubernatorial race with Mike Pence running on the GOP ticket. *ugh* I'd take another term of Daniels over him any day.

[Voltaire]

2. It could be

Had Lugar won, I believe that the Obama campaign would have written Indiana off this time. Donnelly will be competitive with Mourdock and I think we will see the President here more often and that has to help energize the entire ticket here in Indiana. We have some pretty STUPID and LAZY voters here though, so it will be a close thing.

[and-justice-for-all]

3. Yes, I believe it is...nt

[CobaltBlue]

4. .....

Richard Lugar losing re-nomination in Indiana is great news for the Democrats!