[Clintonfatigued]

I’m torn between Stutzman and Hostettler. If Dan Coats is the nominee, I’ll bite my tongue and support him. But he hasn’t lived in Indiana in a decade and he’s lobbied for a few unsavory clients in his day. Conservative in Indiana should oppose Coats in the primary.

[Parley Baer]

I agree. Lets hope Coats does not get it and a fresh face does.

[Impy]

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/indiana/election_2010_indiana_senate

Link to a poll

Potential matchups

Election 2010: Indiana Senate

John Hostettler (R)49%

Baron Hill (D) 31%

Election 2010: Indiana Senate

Dan Coats (R) 48%

Baron Hill (D) 32%

Election 2010: Indiana Senate

Marlin Stutzman (R) 41%

Baron Hill (D) 33%

Election 2010: Indiana Senate

Dan Coats (R) 46%

Brad Ellsworth (D) 32%

Election 2010: Indiana Senate

John Hostettler (R) 46%

Brad Ellsworth (D) 27%

Election 2010: Indiana Senate

Marlin Stutzman (R) 40%

Brad Ellsworth (D) 30%

Hostettler slightly out does Coats. He creams Ellsworth who creamed him in 2006. Interesting.

If Coats isn’t the strongest I don’t see any reason to favor him over the other 2.

All things being equal I’d tend to prefer Stutzman. But these are good numbers for Hostettler.

[MitchellC]

If any of these three will be able to win the seat, I'd go with Stutzman. I think I've already posted this before, but it looks like DeMint is favoring Stutzman and will end up endorsing him. Hotstettler has a, um, goofy history that will eventually work against him.

[yongin]

Coats has the endorsement of Pence. Stutzman just received the endorsement of David Long, the IN Senate Majority Leader.

[St. Louis Conservative]

Coats is conservative enough, but he is not the electable conservative. He will be hammered for being out of the state for 10 years, for being a lobbyist for the banking industry, and for saying he wanted to move to North Carolina, but “don’t tell the folks in Indiana”. Coats is a good man, but his time has come and gone.