With Dan Coats retiring, this will likely cost R’s a seat. Hugo Chavez could win an election in Indiana if he changes his name to Hugo Bayh.
In Venezuela, perhaps. But not likely in Indiana, not with a dead girl on his back.
Governor Pence's Lieutenant Governor Eric Holcombe was previously Dan Coats' Chief of Staff, and would have a very good chance with a run for either Coat's old office or the governor's race if Pence becomes Trump's VP. It will be interesting to see which way he goes, or if he chooses to sit this one out and wait four years.