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Lugar Defeated by Mourdock in Republican Primary
nationaljournal.com ^
| March 8, 2012
| Sean Sullivan
Posted on 05/08/2012 4:39:42 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., one of the longest-serving members of the Senate, lost the Republican primary to state Treasurer Richard Mourdock on Tuesday. With 14 percent of the vote counted according to the AP tally, NBC News has called the race for Mourdock, who leads Lugar 61 percent to 39 percent.
Facing a headwind of tea party anger and hamstrung by a lingering story about his out-of-state residency, Lugar's campaign struggled badly in the final weeks of the campaign to make a forceful case for his re-election. Mourdock's bid was boosted by national conservative support from groups like the anti-tax Club For Growth, which ran a series of negative ads against the incumbent.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Indiana
KEYWORDS: clubforgrowth; indiana; lugar; mourdock; richardlugar; richardmourdock
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To: Free ThinkerNY
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posted on
05/08/2012 4:40:54 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Don't wake up in a roadside ditch. Get rid of Romney.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Finally,some good news. Conservatives are NOT dead yet!
Freegards
LEX
To: Free ThinkerNY
Boom!
Now get a real job.
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posted on
05/08/2012 4:42:10 PM PDT
by
VanDeKoik
(If case you are wondering, I'm STILL supporting Newt.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Great news.. and no Hatch v Lugar seniority battle in 2013. Yes, Hatch should win.
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posted on
05/08/2012 4:42:10 PM PDT
by
SMGFan
To: Free ThinkerNY
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posted on
05/08/2012 4:42:17 PM PDT
by
traditional1
(Don't gotsta worry 'bout no mo'gage, don't gotsta worry 'bout no gas; Obama gonna take care o' me!)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Taking out the trash, Tea Party style.
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posted on
05/08/2012 4:42:39 PM PDT
by
exit82
(Democrats are the enemies of freedom. Be Andrew Breitbart.)
To: dfwgator
Hatch, you're NEXT!!!
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posted on
05/08/2012 4:42:39 PM PDT
by
ken5050
(FRACK Obama!!!)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Good News! Still worried what a lame duck Senate and President might do after November......Lots of work to be done. But GREAT JOB Inidana!!!!!
To: Free ThinkerNY
One less RINO with which Milf Romney or Bathhouse Barry can cut deals to screw the American people.
To: Free ThinkerNY
Will the GOP establishment now run him as an independent?
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posted on
05/08/2012 4:45:04 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
To: indiana; Bronzy; CommieCutter; ducttape45; southernindymom; Impy; GOPsterinMA; randita; Sun
Wow, that didn’t take long.
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posted on
05/08/2012 4:45:04 PM PDT
by
Clintonfatigued
(A liberal's compassion is limited to the size of other peoples' paychecks)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Ding dong the witch is dead!
To: Free ThinkerNY
Reports of the Tea Party's demise have been greatly exaggerated.
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posted on
05/08/2012 4:46:12 PM PDT
by
BAW
(I'll be back as fast as you can say "furious.")
To: Free ThinkerNY
But, but, but . . . I thought the Tea Party was dead!?! I thought we weren't going to hear from them anymore!
Heh heh heh....
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posted on
05/08/2012 4:46:39 PM PDT
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TexasNative2000
(Jimmy Carter's incompetence + Richard Nixon's paranoia = Barack Obama)
To: GeronL
If its like Alaska the establishment will put on a massive write in campaign ... it isn’t over yet.
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05/08/2012 4:47:17 PM PDT
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Breto
(The Establishment party is killing our country)
To: exit82
To: Breto
If its like Alaska the establishment will put on a massive write in campaign ... it isnt over yet. Can't do it in Indiana, they have a "Sore Loser" Law.
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posted on
05/08/2012 4:48:31 PM PDT
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dfwgator
(Don't wake up in a roadside ditch. Get rid of Romney.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
We shall soon see how much of a “Statesman” Lugar is in his loser speech.
To: Free ThinkerNY
Great news! and so far by a 2-1 margin!
Usually a Senator like Lugar with tons of seniority is pretty much invulnerable, because he can bring back wagonloads of federal pork to the state that re-elects him. That makes the news even better!
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05/08/2012 4:51:12 PM PDT
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Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
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