[stockstrader]

If you saw any of the Donnelly TV commercials--he HARDLY passed himself off as a conservative. He left no doubt in your mind he was a liberal democrat.

His commercials were very nasty, very mean, hit below the belt with many of his 'half-truths'--and made it perfectly clear he is a hard-core liberal.

The loss of Indiana's (historically Red state) three seats shows a trend toward the blue--as Indiana continues to lose manufacturing jobs--just like Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania.

[KevinDavis]

Well the midwest is losing jobs.. Myself is leaving Illinois soon.. I have no reason to stay here...

[do the dhue]

Donnelly may be liberal and I think he will pay. Below is why the folks in that area are not happy:

Chocola (Donnelly's opponent) has been damaged by the local unpopularity of GOP Governor Mitch Daniels. Particularly controversial is the Governor's decision to lease a toll road which runs through the district to a foreign corporation, which proceeded to raise toll rates dramatically. This has infuriated residents in northern Indiana, and Chocola has suffered greatly from the backlash. Recently, Donnelly was embarrassed when it was revealed that he was delinquent in paying property taxes. An October 26th Majority-Watch poll has Donnelly leading Chocola 48% to 45% [17]. Cook Political Report rating: Republican Toss Up. Results: Donnelly beat the incumbent Chocola 54% to 46%.