If Tea Party unseats Lugar (R) in primary...

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..... that could be a godsend for Democrats. We all know what happened when the tea party ousted other Repubs, like the ones in Nevada & Delaware, in favor of 'Club for Growth' type extremists *bARF*.
Dems see hope in a Lugar primary loss - The Hill's Ballot Box

Dems see hope in a Lugar primary loss
By Shane D'Aprile - 03/18/11 06:19 AM ET

Indiana Democrats see a chance to win Sen. Dick Lugar’s (R-Ind.) seat next year if Lugar loses the Republican primary.

A Lugar loss means the Democrats would be running against a lesser-known GOP opponent, and party strategists think that could make the seat competitive.

I would almost prefer that he remain because he's proven that he can work w/ his counterparts but if the Tea Party does what they did the last cycle, that seat will prolly end up in Democrat hands

 

[Toro]

Lugar's decent. But the GOP is engaged in fratricide right now.

 

[zzzz]

Being from Indiana I can assure you that Dick Lugar is safe from a T party. He has massive amounts of cash and political connections in the state. You have to be smoking something to think he will be defeated.

 

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Being from Indiana I can assure you that Dick Lugar is safe from a T party. He has massive amounts of cash and political connections in the state. You have to be smoking something to think he will be defeated.

Don't underestimate the Koch Bros.....errr.....the Tea Party.

 

[Ragnar]

"if the Tea Party does what they did the last cycle"(??)... You mean help win another 63 sets at the "cost" of a RINO or two?

Oh no!

 

[Dot Com]

Lugar's decent. But the GOP is engaged in fratricide right now.

Yep. They're going after moderates (people who legislate) w/ a vengeance.

 

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"if the Tea Party does what they did the last cycle"(??)... You mean help win another 63 sets at the "cost" of a RINO or two?

Oh no!

They kept the Senate in Democratic control.

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box...-in-indiana-if-lugar-loses-gop-senate-primary
The six-term senator faces a primary challenge from state Treasurer Richard Mourdock (R), who has the backing of Tea Party activists across the state.

The name- O'Donnell ring a bell?

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

..... that could be a godsend for Democrats. We all know what happened when the tea party ousted other Repubs, like the ones in Nevada & Delaware, in favor of 'Club for Growth' type extremists *bARF*.

If Lugar gets defeated the odds are the Republicans will hold the seat. Indiana is a pretty reliably Republican state. It's far more right than Nevada, and well Delaware, the GOP never had a chance there with anyone but Castle.

 

[Ragnar]

"if the Tea Party does what they did the last cycle"(??)... You mean help win another 63 sets at the "cost" of a RINO or two?

Oh no!

They kept the Senate in Democratic control.

Dems see hope in a Lugar primary loss - The Hill's Ballot Box
The six-term senator faces a primary challenge from state Treasurer Richard Mourdock (R), who has the backing of Tea Party activists across the state.

The name- O'Donnell ring a bell?

An O'Donnell win would not have swung the Senate.

http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/results/senate/big-board

 

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"if the Tea Party does what they did the last cycle"(??)... You mean help win another 63 sets at the "cost" of a RINO or two?

Oh no!

They kept the Senate in Democratic control.

Dems see hope in a Lugar primary loss - The Hill's Ballot Box
The six-term senator faces a primary challenge from state Treasurer Richard Mourdock (R), who has the backing of Tea Party activists across the state.

The name- O'Donnell ring a bell?

An O'Donnell win would not have swung the Senate.

Angle & Buck also did their fair share to keep the Senate in Democratic control LOL

 

[Ragnar]

They kept the Senate in Democratic control.

The name- O'Donnell ring a bell?

An O'Donnell win would not have swung the Senate.

Angle & Buck also did their fair share to keep the Senate in Democratic control LOL

That still leaves the Senate with 50 R's and 50 D's plus VP "Bite me".

The Dems will lose the Senate in 2012 with or without an Obama win.

 

[Oddball]

..... that could be a godsend for Democrats. We all know what happened when the tea party ousted other Repubs, like the ones in Nevada & Delaware, in favor of 'Club for Growth' type extremists *bARF*.

If Lugar gets defeated the odds are the Republicans will hold the seat. Indiana is a pretty reliably Republican state. It's far more right than Nevada, and well Delaware, the GOP never had a chance there with anyone but Castle.

We also know what happened in Kentucky, Florida, Utah, etcetera.

http://www.whorunsgov.com/Elections/2010_Elections/2010_teaparty_winners

Can't win 'em all.

 

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We'll see what the Tea Party/birfers do in the primary.

 

[Oddball]

We already saw....Most of them kicked ass and a pretty fair number of them won.

But you and squishy RINOs g'head and keep on whistling past the graveyard.

 

[LordBrownTrout]

An O'Donnell win would not have swung the Senate.

Angle & Buck also did their fair share to keep the Senate in Democratic control LOL

That still leaves the Senate with 50 R's and 50 D's plus VP "Bite me".

The Dems will lose the Senate in 2012 with or without an Obama win.

From looking at the 2012 senate races, looks like a flip of the current numbers, 54-46 going for the R's next year.

 

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We already saw....Most of them kicked ass and a pretty fair number of them won.

But you and squishy RINOs g'head and keep on whistling past the graveyard.

Remember that Lugar is in the Senate. We're not talking about the House. Keep purging those RINO's. Godspeed LOL

 

[Avatar4321]

We'll see what the Tea Party/birfers do in the primary.

Please don't pretend that those two groups are identical. It doesn't speak much for your integrity.

 

[Oddball]

We already saw....Most of them kicked ass and a pretty fair number of them won.

But you and squishy RINOs g'head and keep on whistling past the graveyard.

Remember that Lugar is in the Senate. We're not talking about the House. Keep purging those RINO's. Godspeed LOL

You mean the same Senate that Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, Ron Johnson, Jerry Moran, Mike Lee and Pat Toomey got elected to?

That Senate?

 

[zzzz]

Two thirds of the Senate seats up for grabs in 2012 are Democratic seats. All the House seats are up for grabs. Combine this with the presidential election and it is important for a party to find a Candidate at the top of the ticket that can carry the party with them. Political infighting as envisioned by the T party can and will turn the primary losers against that party thereby ensuring Democratic victory in those races. It is a catch 22 for the T particans.

 

[Oddball]

I don't buy that....This isn't 1995 and Boyking is no Bubba Clinton.