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John Hostettler May Face Toughest Race Yet
WFIE TV ^ | June 1, 2005

Posted on 06/01/2005 6:31:09 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued

Vanderburg County Sheriff Brad Ellsworth Considering Running, Would Be Hostettler's Strongest Opponent To Date


TOPICS: Indiana; Campaign News; U.S. Congress
KEYWORDS: hostettler

1 posted on 06/01/2005 6:31:09 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
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To: Kuksool; AuH2ORepublican; fieldmarshaldj; William Creel; neverdem; zbigreddogz; MplsSteve; ...

If Ellsworth runs, this is definitely a race to watch.


2 posted on 06/01/2005 6:33:18 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
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To: William Creel

Good point. But Ellsworth is better-known than Hostettler in the district's main population center and in his reelections has consistantly won by overwhelming margins.


4 posted on 06/01/2005 7:02:50 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
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To: Clintonfatigued

There's always the potential for Hostettler to stick his foot in his mouth or trip himself up and lose the race, but really he's been doing both those things for several terms now and he's been a top Democrat target for several terms now and he's still kickin'.


6 posted on 06/01/2005 8:04:20 PM PDT by JohnnyZ (Defeat Pat DeWine, RINO Mike DeWine's son! Tom Brinkman for Congress http://www.gobrinkman.com/)
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To: Clintonfatigued

Which seat is this?


7 posted on 06/02/2005 9:23:27 AM PDT by zbigreddogz
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To: William Creel; Clintonfatigued

"this is just like Northup's seat, it's marginally Republican, and the Dems never can win the seat, though they normally come close."



The seat is MUCH more Republican than Northup's KY CD. In KY-03, Bush got 48% in 2000 and 49% in 2004, and Northup has won by running ahead of Bush. In Indiana's "Bloody Eighth," Bush got 57% in 2000 and 62% in 2004, making it more Republican than all but 6 districts currently held by Democrats (Matheson, Gene Taylor, Skelton, Pomeroy, Herseth and Chet Edwards). Hostettler has lost his home county of Vandeberg in just about every election, each against "his toughest opponent yet," and he still ends up winning rather comfortably.


8 posted on 06/02/2005 9:47:58 AM PDT by AuH2ORepublican (Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice, moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.)
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To: Clintonfatigued

With Hoss, it's always a race to watch. He always makes it harder than it has to be.


9 posted on 06/02/2005 5:50:03 PM PDT by The Old Hoosier (Right makes might.)
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To: Clintonfatigued

Same old story every two years. The RATS throw everything they got at Hostettler, and he keeps on dodging their bullets. The RATS best chance at Hostettler was in 1998, with Evan Bayh running for the Senate. If the RATS can't beat Hostettler with Bayh on top of ticket, then they never will oust him. Next year, Hostettler should win by his usual margin, 52-47.

A more interesting House race would be next door in the IN-09. Baron Hill wants a rematch from last year when he lost to Mark Sodrel by 5,000 votes.


10 posted on 06/05/2005 2:49:30 PM PDT by Kuksool (local elections are just as vital as federal elections)
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