Sounds like Indiana has a sore loser law that prevents that.
Besides, Lisa M did that on her own, certainly she had support in the state GOP but the NRSC backed Miller.
Indiana is not Alaska where the democrat nominee in 2010 was irrelevant, the democrat would win a 3 way race and no one wants that. Nor are the politics there so provincial as in Alaska. Lugar’s career is over unless Obama or Romney makes him an Ambassador.
What bares watching is whether he’ll be a little b*tch and not endorse Mourdock.
In an extremely long-winded statement Lugar says:
“I want to see a Republican elected President, and I want to see a Republican majority in the Congress. I hope my opponent wins in November to help give my friend Mitch McConnell a majority.”
But goes on to trash him and conservatives with NYTimes talking points.
Democrats are now of course quick to call the GE competitive but I doubt Mourdock will have much trouble with Joe Donnelley. I’d have worried more about Donnelly potentially upsetting the doddering old Lugar if he had won.
Whoops, thanks Impy!
Thanks Impy!