They rallied, they yelled, the screamed and at the end of the day it didn’t make much of a difference.   I’m talking about the electoral victory of former, and would like to be next, U.S. Senator Dan Coats.  According to the Associated Press results Coats beat a crowded primary field with slightly less than 40% […]

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 […]

Indiana Democrats are pressing their attack on former U.S. Senator and Ambassador Dan Coats.  You can see it in their latest Internet ad. I doubt many Republican primary voters will see this, however I get the strange feeling they will starting May 5th if Coats is his party’s nominee.

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 […]

I think this might be the first Indiana GOP U.S. Senate primary attack ad.   John Hostettler goes after Dan Coats.

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 […]