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Tx4obama

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10. Sen Lugar will be the senator until the winner of the November election is sworn in in January 2013

Reply to LittleGirl (Reply #8)

Tue May 8, 2012, 10:39 PM

May 2012

The guy that beat Lugar tonight has not won the 'general' election yet, all he did was win the 'primary' and a chance to run against the Democratic candidate in the general election.

We have to wait to see who will win in November, because the republican candidate will have to run against the democratic candidate. (and then the winner of the November election will be sworn into office in January 2013)

Edited to add:
This wasn't a primary for a 'recall election' this was a primary for a regular 'general election' in November.

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Obama Releases Statement On Lugar ‘Retirement’ [View all] ProSense May 2012 OP

I am seeing a conservative wave again. dejo1957 May 2012 #1

MY NYT email alert said the bagger ran on "questioning Lugar's conservatism" -- gateley May 2012 #2

Yes, Mourdock is a non-entity caraher May 2012 #13

No, the Repubs are overextended. backscatter712 May 2012 #3

You forget rule 1 of conservatives dejo1957 May 2012 #4

They are also far more unpopular than they were in 2010 Bjorn Against May 2012 #5

There used to be signs announcing teabagger meeting galore where I live a couple of years ago. Kaleva May 2012 #6

dejo1957 has been PPR'd. backscatter712 May 2012 #7

He was mainstream 30 years ago. Crunchy Frog May 2012 #21

This was a Republican primary Generic Brad May 2012 #11

Do you know Indiana? caraher May 2012 #12

Question? So does Lugar step down now? LittleGirl May 2012 #8

Sen Lugar will be the senator until the winner of the November election is sworn in in January 2013 Tx4obama May 2012 #10

He'll be the senator until January when the new congress is sworn in SoCalDem May 2012 #14

Oops, you're correct. I'm sleepy and wasn't thinking clearly ;) n/t Tx4obama May 2012 #15

no biggie SoCalDem May 2012 #16

Thanks! LittleGirl May 2012 #18

that's what I thought LittleGirl May 2012 #17

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I feel really bad about Senator Lugar. Crunchy Frog May 2012 #20

President Obama is placing coals on Lugar's head. Major Hogwash May 2012 #22