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caraher

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20. It's the whole state, not a district

Tue May 8, 2012, 11:06 PM

May 2012

I'm very worried about November. Yes, we have a better shot than against Lugar, but we risk too much crazy making it to DC. In statewide elections we've seen truly awful Repblican candidates win simply because they have the R next to their names...

- Dan Coats: won the Senate seat Bayh vacated despite a complete inability to counter the perception that he is a carpetbagging DC lobbyist

- Charlie White: managed to win Secretary of State despite the rare endorsement of the Democrat by the Indy Star - an endorsement prompted by White's admission to knowingly voting using his ex-wife's address and continuing to serve in an office for which he was ineligible thanks to a move (he has since been convicted of charges related to these acts and removed from office, replaced not by the runnerup but by a Mitch Daniels appointee)

Hoosiers aren't all batshit crazy, but enough of them are to be electorally dangerous...

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Breaking - Lugar has lost the primary [View all] malaise May 2012 OP

Hopefully we will regain some political capital this election. n/t Horse with no Name May 2012 #1

Yes indeed malaise May 2012 #2

Do we have anyone strong running? mahina May 2012 #3

Yep, otherwise it's another Rand Paul in the Senate. marmar May 2012 #4

I can't remember the name Horse with no Name May 2012 #5

No statewide name recognition. Blue dog in the stylings of frmr Sen. Bayh. salin May 2012 #8

What was the turnout like? Bjorn Against May 2012 #13

I haven't seen numbers but I think turnout was quite small caraher May 2012 #18

I think you are right about that Bjorn Against May 2012 #21

Joe Donnelly AngryOldDem May 2012 #24

(D) Donnelly is VERY conservative.... IamK May 2012 #6

I think that he's actually polling about even with Mourdock Proud Liberal Dem May 2012 #7

Lugar also joined in all the filibusters, he was an obstructionist as well Bjorn Against May 2012 #15

I don't share your optimism. AngryOldDem May 2012 #25

This is not Delaware ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2012 #9

Indiana did have Evan Bayh in there in the D column until recently BumRushDaShow May 2012 #10

Indiana is a red state that has a good chance of turning blue in the future Bjorn Against May 2012 #17

Obama will not win here in November. AngryOldDem May 2012 #26

Sorry, I can't be happy about any teabagger victory Raine May 2012 #11

agree lunasun May 2012 #14

I think it could actually move us to the left, remember extreme candidates get stronger opposition Bjorn Against May 2012 #19

indiana could bag the teabagger, they voted for Obama in 2008 spanone May 2012 #12

How batshit crazy are the republiscum of his district? jimlup May 2012 #16

It's the whole state, not a district caraher May 2012 #20

Lugar was a bigger threat to us than Murdouch is Bjorn Against May 2012 #22

Trouble is, my state's senator also represents *me* caraher May 2012 #23