On a very cold and bitter Saturday morning, about 150 people who are mad at Dick Lugar about something, gathered just north of Tipton, Indiana to begin to plot his political demise. They represented the various factions of the tea party movement across Indiana and they claim to represent nearly 350,000 Hoosiers. They did the [...]
With just a few days to go before the Indiana primary, a new poll has former U.S. Senator Dan Coats leading amongst Republican voters. The poll conducted by the Mike Downs Center for Indiana Politics has the following breakdown. Dan Coats – 36%. John Hostettler – 24%. Marlin Stutzman – 18%. Don Bates, Jr.- 6%. [...]
A new poll for the Republican race for the U.S. Senate commissioned by IPFW and conducted by Survey USA is expected out tomorrow by noon. No official word yet on what it will reveal, but the chatter is that Marlin Stutzman and John Hostettler are fighting for first place, Dan Coats is next and Don [...]
There’s nothing like a play on words. I got a news release this afternoon from Indiana Right to Life saying it’s rescinding its endorsement of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Richard Behney. According to the release, Behney reportedly made some unflattering remarks about some of the organizations pro-life leadership… “One of the things I’m most disappointed [...]
So four debates for the U.S. Senate to replace the seat being vacated by Evan Bayh and what’s changed? To be frank, not a whole lot. Everyone said what they’ve said before and no one really strayed from the script. However, something did dawn on me between the end of the debate at Franklin College [...]
The following is an analysis of the second U.S. Senate GOP debate that took place Saturday at IUPUI. It was hosted, in part, by Hoosier Access. It was written by Josh Gillespie. ****** Between Abdul’s debate on Thursday at the War Memorial and the Hoosier Access debate on Saturday at IUPUI, you probably didn’t think [...]
After enjoying an awesome Saturday with the lovely Mrs. Shabazz, it’s time to get back to the political mill and post all my gossip, rumor and blatant innuendo that’s worth repeating. The latest bit of news comes from the Republican race for the U.S. Senate. The Southern Indiana blog Hoosier Advocate is posting what it [...]
So who wins a debate when the candidates all pretty much say the same thing? That was my biggest question walking away from Thursday’s debate at the Indiana War Memorial of the five Republican candidates vying for the U.S. Senate. On most matters, Dan Coats, Richard Behney, Don Bates, Jr., Marlin Stutzman and John Hostettler [...]
Fox News Talk 1430 WXNT Hosts First Broadcast Roundtable Debate of US Senate Candidates in GOP Primary (Indianapolis, IN) Entercom Indianapolis Fox News Talk WXNT-AM announced today that all five U.S. Senate candidates will participate in a live roundtable debate on Thursday, April 8th at 4:00pm at the Pershing Auditorium at the Indiana War Memorial [...]
If you’re interested in knowing how the candidates for the U.S. Senate are doing over with certified signature collection, I’ve got some interesting numbers for you from across all Indiana nine Congressional districts… Dan Coats – 14,113. Don Bates, Jr – 6,173. John Hostetler – 6,946. (And he may still have some out) Marlin Stutzman [...]
