“Rush just said that Lugar is reaching out to Democrats and Independents to cross the aisle and vote for him to save his seat.”
He sure is...
I’m looking at the mailer, RIGHT NOW, explaining that Indiana doesn’t require PArty Affiliation, and that Democrats can vote for him.
Here’s what I’m thinking so tell me what I’m missing:
Wouldn’t the Dems prefer a Donnelly/Mourdock matchup than Donnelly/Lugar? Thinking like a Dem (ouch!), I’d like my odds against Mourdock much better. For the life of me, I can’t see the advantage of helping Lugar.
Oddly enough, Indiana does, in fact, require a primary voter to declare party affiliation. Upon entering the polling place (and providing a valid photo ID, by the way), a Hoosier voter must request either a Democrat or Republican ballot. While a voter is free to switch party affiliation every election, if a Democrat intends to vote for Lugar, he won’t be able to vote in any Democrat primary contests.