Posted on 05/08/2012 5:29:23 PM PDT by Steelfish
Tea Party Upstart Mourdock Defeats Longtime Indiana Sen. Lugar
By Kim Geiger May 8, 2012 Richard Mourdock has defeated longtime Sen. Richard G. Lugar of Indiana in the Republican primary, according to an Associated Press projection, ending the career of one of the Senate’s most pragmatic politicians and casting a cloud over GOP efforts to win control of the chamber.
Mourdock, state treasurer in Indiana, campaigned as a conservative alternative to Lugar. He became a darling of the tea party movement after he began a legal challenge to the terms of the Obama administration’s bailout of Chrysler.
Mourdock was endorsed by Sarah Palin and Rep. Michele Bachmann, and Lugar had the backing of the party establishment, including Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).
Mourdock will face Democratic Rep. Joe Donnelly, a three-term congressman from the South Bend area, this fall. The matchup is the preferred outcome for Democrats, who view Lugar’s ouster as an opportunity to pick up a longtime Republican seat.
"Richard Mourdock is this year's Ken Buck," said Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Executive Director Guy Cecil. Buck was a tea-party-backed Republican who upset the establishment favorite in the GOP primary in Colorado in 2010, only to lose in November. "Tonight's results make the Indiana Senate race a toss-up."
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This is how we continue to "show the establishment GOP" we're serious, one senator and congressman at a time. Eventually, the conservative group will outnumber the old gaurd.
Lugar has too much respect to run as an independent.
But they control the “fag” courts. Happened in CA
Don’t understand your post?
Pence was running unopposed in the R primary.
But the Tea Party is done, it’s history, has no impact, and might just have been a dream. I herd it on tha whilrd newz tanite!
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R I N O - DOWN!
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This is just excellent!!! Now on to Orrin Hatch the next RINO who needs to go.
He can’t be on the ballot as a named candidate per Indiana law.
He may be able to be a write-in.
We know he is more establishment oriented for sure.
"North Carolina Approves Gay Marriage Constitutional Amendment"
Tonight's great headlines!
My cup runneth over with these two victories tonight.
The drinks are on me!
Leni
Now you are on the LUGAR SUCKS bandwagon?
Do you sell used or new cars?
The CPUSA is going to give the Joe Smith cultists a run for their money.
The Republic dies either way.
Defeats Lugur? More like scalped Lugar.
California is a fag state. In NC this landslide vote was about a state Constitutional amendment, and the NC courts aren’t about to go fag to overturn it.
If u Texans can get Cruz in the runoff, I think he will win.
Prop 8 was also an amendment to the CA constitution and a single gay federal district court judge overruled it.
“YES!!! And, Orrin Hatch, we’re on our way. Get Ready!!!”
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Poor Orrin didn’t even think he was going to have to primary. WRONG!
I’ll be voting for Dan Liljenquist!
No, I was on another thread,
Forget about GOP control, this makes it more likely we'll have conservative control.
Hey steel fish.
With the deep pocket conservative super-pacs now, involved. They will be able to compete with the GOPe and Rove’s super pacs. The playing field has been leveled.
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