One must question this to some extent, , as obviosuly the Dems believe they have a chance at the seat ONLY if Mourdock wins...but I think it spells BIG trouble for Lugar..
I would venture that 6 points is name recognition alone. We desperately need to get the word out to our fellow conservatives who may not follow his voting record and Washington alliances closely.
Mourdock has been running some great ads pointing out Lugar hasn’t lived in the state in 30 years. It was just ruled that he isn’t even eligible to vote. Hope Mourdock runs that one soon!
“.........as obviosuly the Dems believe they have a chance at the seat ONLY if Mourdock wins......”
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I think the LAST thing the Dems want is for Mourdock to win in the primary since he’d go on to a landslide victory in the November election (as would Lugar, of course). If Lugar wins reelection it would be for his FINAL term as Senator. With no reelection (and its associated potential for a primary challenger) to worry about, Lugar would be free to go all in as a RINO/CINO. He’d make Murkowski look like a right wing extremist.
A US SENATOR Mourdock, on the other hand, would be a nightmare to the Dems (and to the CINO Republican establishment led by the ineffectual McConnell).