Lugar Defeated by Mourdock in Republican Primary

nationaljournal.com ^ | March 8, 2012 | Sean Sullivan

[Free ThinkerNY]

Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., one of the longest-serving members of the Senate, lost the Republican primary to state Treasurer Richard Mourdock on Tuesday. With 14 percent of the vote counted according to the AP tally, NBC News has called the race for Mourdock, who leads Lugar 61 percent to 39 percent.

Facing a headwind of tea party anger and hamstrung by a lingering story about his out-of-state residency, Lugar's campaign struggled badly in the final weeks of the campaign to make a forceful case for his re-election. Mourdock's bid was boosted by national conservative support from groups like the anti-tax Club For Growth, which ran a series of negative ads against the incumbent.

[dfwgator]

[lexington minuteman 1775]

Finally,some good news. Conservatives are NOT dead yet!
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[VanDeKoik]

Boom!

Now get a real job.

[SMGFan]

Great news.. and no Hatch v Lugar seniority battle in 2013. Yes, Hatch should win.

[traditional1]

[exit82]

Taking out the trash, Tea Party style.

[ken5050]

Hatch, you're NEXT!!!

[jakerobins]

Good News! Still worried what a lame duck Senate and President might do after November......Lots of work to be done. But GREAT JOB Inidana!!!!!

[twister881]

One less RINO with which Milf Romney or Bathhouse Barry can cut deals to screw the American people.

[GeronL]

Will the GOP establishment now run him as an independent?

[Clintonfatigued]

Wow, that didn’t take long.

[Paleo Conservative]

Ding dong the witch is dead!

[BAW]

Reports of the Tea Party's demise have been greatly exaggerated.

[TexasNative2000]

But, but, but . . . I thought the Tea Party was dead!?! I thought we weren't going to hear from them anymore!

Heh heh heh....

[Breto]

If its like Alaska the establishment will put on a massive write in campaign ... it isn’t over yet.

[texaschick]

Yeah baby!!!

[dfwgator]

If its like Alaska the establishment will put on a massive write in campaign ... it isn’t over yet.

Can't do it in Indiana, they have a "Sore Loser" Law.

[tennmountainman]

We shall soon see how much of a “Statesman” Lugar is in his loser speech.

[Cicero]

Great news! and so far by a 2-1 margin!

Usually a Senator like Lugar with tons of seniority is pretty much invulnerable, because he can bring back wagonloads of federal pork to the state that re-elects him. That makes the news even better!