IN -Senate 2012 Tag

A poll was released yesterday by the Howey Politics website in Indiana purporting to show Democrat Joe Donnelly up by 11 points over Richard Mourdock. That seemed improbable, even with the controversy over Mourdock's recent comments, as Indiana is a heavily Republican-voting state, will vote strongly...

After a rough week, Richard Mourdock has started hitting back at Joe Donnelly's attempt to portray Mourdock as "pro-rape." It's unclear if the gaffe moved the needle much. Mourdock released a poll yesterday by McLaughlin & Associates, a well-regarded Republican polling firm, showing the race tied....

Nothing has changed, in my view. Mourdock's comments are being portrayed as "pro-rape" by his political opponents, but that is a gross mischaracterization.  Some thoughtful writers have pointed this out even as they disagree with Mourdock on substance, including this post at WaPo by Melinda Hennenberger: Last spring,...

Legal Insurrection first became interested in Richard Mourdock in November 2011, long before others thought he had a chance of defeating Richard Lugar in the primary, and endorsed him on February 28. We followed that primary through to victory night, and since then have tracked Mourdock's...

I've noted before that Dick Lugar has been less than dignified in his loss to Richard Mourdock.  We supported Mourdock early in the primaries and he is on the Operation Counterweight Final List. Mourdock has gone out of his way not to bad mouth Lugar's sore...

That's the name of a Twitter account which has been active throughout the Indiana primary, and it certainly hit the mark: Lots of telephone calls were flying between politicians on election night. Treasurer Richard Mourdock said he has received numerous calls congratulating him on his win in...

Opening new post for post-results -- problems with embedded tweet codes here. % Reporting - 95 Mourdock - 60 Lugar - 40 Sen. John Kerry: Sen. Lugar's defeat is a "tragedy for the Senate" #INSEN— Bahman Kalbasi (@BahmanKalbasi) May 9, 2012 Obama: As a friend and former colleague, I want to...

"It's time" has been Richard Mourdock's campaign theme.  "It's time" captured beautifully why it's time to retire Dick Lugar:  Too long in office, too long in Washington, D.C., too long considering himself to be the office he holds, too willing to go along to get along,...

Dick Lugar has jumped the shark with this ad he just released, via The Weekly Standard: With this ad, Dick Lugar deserves to be remembered as a dishonorable politician who would stoop to anything to get reelected. I hope Indiana voters tell him not to let the door hit...

I've been traveling without a computer this weekend but this story at IndyStar is worth a PDA post, so excuse some formatting issues like no embedded links. The inclination I've had to feel sorry for Dick Lugar that his career may reach an inglorious end is...

He was kind enough to call me, and we had a great conversation. I realize it's a lot easier to get a return call from someone not at the top in the polls, but not all candidates are that way.  (I've been trying to talk to...

This is sad, via IndyStar: “Every person in Indiana who wants me to continue, every person wherever they might be at this point, I encourage them to come out,” he said. “Come out immediately, as fast as you can.” ...