Yep, absolutely. Coats represented us well 10 years ago, voted conservatively, definitely wasn’t a Lugar. We could do a whole lot worse. An Ellsworth win would be a whole lot worse!
But you’re right we could have sent an anti-estab. anti-D.C. message and we didn’t.
But then again based on our precinct NOBODY bothered to even vote! So its no wonder. We’re losing our freedom and people can’t be bothered to get up off the couch for 15 min. to go select the best candidate to run in November?!? Words fail me.
Coats ran for the exit when Elegant Evan Bayh came on the scene. I’ll support him in the general but without much enthusiasm. He’s a Wash DC insider, the kind we really needed to avoid.