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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
To: Cyber Liberty
Perhaps ten months if this isn't a deal until January 2013.
42
posted on
05/08/2012 5:06:12 PM PDT
by
Bronzy
(No more RINO's)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Long Live the Tea Party!
Long Live America, they are the Tea Party.
43
posted on
05/08/2012 5:06:58 PM PDT
by
TribalPrincess2U
(Criminaliens or Crimigrants...0bamao's people?)
To: Doogle
Quick, somebody hack his horn off.
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posted on
05/08/2012 5:07:09 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Waiting for the MSM pundits to tell us this was a special case and doesn't really mean anything about the power of the tea party in the coming elections.
Sweat you lying bastards, sweat!
45
posted on
05/08/2012 5:08:18 PM PDT
by
The Cajun
(Palin, Free Republic, Mark Levin, Newt......Nuff said.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Let's hope that Murdoch can prevail in November.I'll bet that the Rats will throw everything spare dollar they have at his opponent.And no,,,I'm not some RINO lamenting Lugar’s demise...I honestly have *no* knowledge of Indiana politics so I don't know who can or cannot win there.But hey,if Scott Brown can win in Massachusetts then *anything’s* possible.
To: Free ThinkerNY
He will run as an independent, I bet.
47
posted on
05/08/2012 5:11:32 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(I can neither confirm or deny that; even if I could, I couldn't - it's classified.)
To: zerosix
Romney is in place simply because there were too many candidates claiming the conservative mantle. May I suggest a modest correction?
...too many weak candidates claiming the conservative mantle??
Fact is, every one of the choices on the conservative side was deeply flawed.
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posted on
05/08/2012 5:13:07 PM PDT
by
okie01
To: Free ThinkerNY
I heard Lugar had an “F” rating from the NRA.
Good riddance.
49
posted on
05/08/2012 5:14:40 PM PDT
by
Reddy
(B.O. stinks)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Out with the old and in with the bold-— we hope!
50
posted on
05/08/2012 5:14:52 PM PDT
by
tflabo
(Truth or tyranny)
To: okie01
Hardly the problem ~ there were 7 RINOs in the race and they were there for the purpose of confusing the voters while Romney bought his way to the top of the heap.
I thought it truly amazing he still rarely got much above 20% ~
Next time NO RINOS.
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posted on
05/08/2012 5:15:16 PM PDT
by
muawiyah
To: edcoil
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posted on
05/08/2012 5:15:35 PM PDT
by
2111USMC
(Not a hard man to track. Leaves dead men wherever he goes.)
To: The Cajun
Sweat you lying bastards, sweat! LOL!
53
posted on
05/08/2012 5:17:54 PM PDT
by
Errant
To: okie01
Oh, I do agree with that last statement - too many "weak" candidates claiming the conservative mantle.
Had there actually been a strong conservative in the race, not even the "conservative" media/RNC/establishment would have been able to hoist Romney to the top!
It will be a miracle if Mitt wins - even against Hussein.
54
posted on
05/08/2012 5:18:03 PM PDT
by
zerosix
(native sunflower)
To: Free ThinkerNY
B-bye.
 |
NO
more
RINOS |
55
posted on
05/08/2012 5:23:56 PM PDT
by
upchuck
(Need is not an acceptable lifestyle choice; dependent is not a career. ~ Dr. Tim Nerenz)
To: Free ThinkerNY
To: Free ThinkerNY
He may pull a “Specter”: switch parties and run as a Democrat. Or a “Lieberman”: run as an independent.
57
posted on
05/08/2012 5:25:20 PM PDT
by
rbg81
To: muawiyah
there were 7 RINOs in the race and they were there for the purpose of confusing the voters while Romney ... Case in point... the other Mormon who was a Governor of Utah. I forget his name.
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posted on
05/08/2012 5:27:30 PM PDT
by
glorgau
To: cripplecreek
Well, yeah. There’s that. Let’s hope he has lots of company on the “Out” bench in January.
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posted on
05/08/2012 5:29:23 PM PDT
by
Cyber Liberty
(Obama considers the Third World morally superior to the United States.)
To: txhurl
One more linguine-spined schmuck gone.
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posted on
05/08/2012 5:34:39 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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