Dick Lugar's Indiana Loss Is a Win for Democrats

ABC ^ | 5/9/12 | Chris Good

[central_va]

In a tough year for Senate campaigns, Democrats will take everything they can get.

This year's map of Senate races heavily favors the GOP, which will defend only 10 seats to Democrats' 23. Six Democratic incumbents have declined to run, and Democrats will have to defend seats in 11 competitive races, while Republicans will only defend in five.

All of which makes Sen. Dick Lugar's loss welcome news for Democrats, who seem to have figured all along that their candidate, Blue Dog Rep. Joe Donnelly, would fare better against Tea Party-backed, Saran Palin-endorsed state Treasurer Richard Mourdock in November.

Now that Mourdock has defeated the six-term senator, Democrats might have a chance at winning a seat they had otherwise written off.

[jaydubya2]

How Nice that he throws this in there:

"· Mourdock spent $2 million of taxpayer money on a lawsuit that could have endangered 124,000 Indiana jobs, including 4,000 high-paying jobs in Kokomo, Indi., by killing Chrysler's bankruptcy restructuring. Mourdock called the lawsuit his " Rosa Parks moment ." Mourdock's Tea Party opposition to the entire auto industry rescue could have cost the state 140,000 jobs in total.

· In his defense, Mourdock says, "I didn't take a pledge that I would support every job in Indiana under whatever means it takes to do it."

He didn't bother to mention that Mourdock was State Treasurer at the time and was trying to recoup the losses Indiana took as a result of the Auto bailout.

[shalom aleichem]

I would feel better if Gary were annexed by Chicago and joined Illinois. Go Hoosiers! Love you all!

[kevkrom]

Nonsense. Even if the premise were true, that would simply mean the DNC would have to spread its resources more thinly to keep the seat “in play” which might prevent them from being as competitive in other races.

[Broker]

Mitch made a mistake. Will he back the winner?

[Bigun]

ABC= America’s Best Communists

[hoosiermama]

2A the area where the illegal signatures on Obama petition to be on the ballot was in Donolley’s district....Need more be said?

[TerriHaute]

This was a comment from the Yahoo site: Obama is so unpopular in Indiana that the democrats have no chance to win anything here. The writers of this article are delusional. I live in IN and the majority of people here are disillusioned with liberalism after the democrats had the supermajority during obama's first two years.

I'm a Hoosier, too, and this comment is spot on. The only Democrat from Indiana that is likely to get reelected is Rep. Andre Carson whose district is mostly the city of Indianapolis.

AFAIK Mitch only did one commercial for Lugar that I saw and it was telling for what Daniels did not say. His praise of Lugar was lukewarm at best and I'm sure he only did it because Lugar called in a favor. It did not make a bit of difference in any case.

[Kanzan]

“Tea Party-backed, Saran Palin-endorsed state Treasurer Richard Mourdock”
If you were Chris Good, you would think you had really helped MOurdock’s Democrat opponent.
If you are a normal person, you would think that this Mourdock fellow just cinched it.

[Cyber Liberty]

All of which makes Sen. Dick Lugar's loss welcome news for Democrats, who seem to have figured all along that their candidate, Blue Dog Rep. Joe Donnelly, would fare better against Tea Party-backed, Saran Palin-endorsed state Treasurer Richard Mourdock in November.

Oh. Well that settles it. Why bother with the election, then. We may as well fold up our tents and go home now. </extreme s>

[catnipman]

“Where does the MSM get off calling him a “Blue Dog Demograt”? “

I believe a “Blue Dog Democrat” is one who hasn’t publicly announced that they are a socialist or communist. YET.

[The Cajun]

ROTFLMAO!!!
ABC standing downwind from the outhouse saying they smell roses again!

[tcrlaf]

Spin, baby, SPIN!!!!

The article doesn’t note that it was the Indiana Republic Party, and Mitch Daniels, that asked Mourdock to run for Senate.

Coryn has already called M to say the RNSC(??) will support his election.

The one thing YOU WILL NOT HEAR these people say is that Mourdock won due to SARAH PALIN’s timely endorsement, which raised the profile of the election. I know it was the deciding factor for at least two of us.

[tcrlaf]

He ‘Appeared” in Lugars ads, yet he and his staff actively supported Mourdock.
Listen to M’s speech from last night.

[nascarnation]

Mourdock got 63% in his last election for State Treasurer.
I’d predict he’s a very strong candidate for 2012.

[Servant of the Cross]

2A the area where the illegal signatures on Obama petition to be on the ballot was in Donolley’s district....Need more be said?

AND ... Donnelly is so confident that he's the only Dem breaking rank on Holder and F&F ....

[ArrogantBustard]

Always Been Communist

Communist Broadcasting System

Nothing But Communists

Communist News Network

[Cowman]

Even if the premise were true, that would simply mean the DNC would have to spread its resources more thinly to keep the seat “in play” which might prevent them from being as competitive in other races.

One thing that has puzzled me is that incumbency is seen as an advantage so if the incumbent is not running the other party's candidate is seen to have a better position. If there is no incumbent running wouldn't each candidate have an equal chance?

[central_va]

ABC delusional bump.

[Bronzy]

End of article: “Or it could change the November dynamics more drastically in Democrats’ favor, as the race is no longer between two centrists, but between a moderate Blue Dog and a staunchly conservative Tea Partier.”

I read today that Mourdock will face not only a democrat but Libertarian Andy Horning in the November election. Andy ran against Carson many years ago and left Indiana. Seems he has returned.

[Bronzy]

Found who Mourdock is running against:

U.S. SENATORS:

Dick Lugar (R)
* Defeated for renomination in primary May 8, 2012.
* Next Election in 2012.

Active Candidates:

Richard Mourdock (R)
State Treasurer, Ex-Vanderburgh County Commissioner & Geologist
Joe Donnelly (D)
Congressman, Ex-State Election Board Member, Ex-Mishawaka School Board Member & Attorney
Andy Horning (Libertarian)
Engineer, Libertarian Activist
Jack Rooney (Independent)
Audio/Video Production Studio Owner, Army Veteran & ‘10 Candidate