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JI7

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4. i kind of wish it was still Lugar there

Wed Nov 7, 2012, 06:59 PM

Nov 2012

he was one of the decent republicans. and i kind of prefer someone like him over conservative Dems who may regularly go on fox and be trotted out as "even dems oppose............".

but we haven't seen how he actually will be. i hope he is more like Ben Nelson was than lieberman or Bayh. Ben Nelson voted with republcans in many cases but mostly stayed quiet while Lieberman and bayh would go on Fox and other tv shows and bash democrats.

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So is Donelly an improvement over Lugar or status quo? [View all] RandySF Nov 2012 OP

He's a pro-life Dem... Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #1

True, but I mean overall. RandySF Nov 2012 #3

Absolutely. Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #14

He also believes in exceptions for rape and incest still_one Nov 2012 #7

i have ZERO respect for people who are against abortion "with exceptions". BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #11

I am very pro choice myself, but I do not respect anyone who has it without exceptions, that is still_one Nov 2012 #12

that is what you and i believe- other people have different beliefs. BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #24

If it applies to them that is fine, but they want to apply THEIR values to everyone still_one Nov 2012 #26

not all of them. BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #34

That's because Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #16

yes i do. BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #25

explains much. Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #27

I thought that would go without saying.... Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #13

The whole point of course is choice, not what someone else want to dictate still_one Nov 2012 #15

Yes, the point of the abortion wars Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #18

I agree, and obviously the people of Indiana see a distinction also which is why we won still_one Nov 2012 #19

Yep... Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #23

That's only a problem if you are a single issue voter. nt Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2012 #35

Agreed Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #40

Donnelly seems like Bob Casey Jr. - pro-life but actually cares about the fetus AFTER it's born LynneSin Nov 2012 #36

I was wondering when this crap was gonna happen Carnage251 Nov 2012 #2

I'm just curious. RandySF Nov 2012 #5

No, it's a valid question. 2pooped2pop Nov 2012 #10

In some states, that's the best we can do. I see no reason to start bashing Donnelly. FSogol Nov 2012 #20

Oh believe me, I am for Donnelly 2pooped2pop Nov 2012 #22

i kind of wish it was still Lugar there JI7 Nov 2012 #4

No way. If this was 30 years ago maybe, but we need all the numbers we can get, especially with the still_one Nov 2012 #8

Donnelly. He'll respond to Reid's direction, I'm betting. MADem Nov 2012 #6

Which is one advantage for us since LiberalFighter Nov 2012 #31

He's not much different than the other Democratic Senators OrwellwasRight Nov 2012 #32

He'll be nice if he wants some cash from some of those huge PACS that MADem Nov 2012 #38

Lugar was a Republican. Donelly is a Democrat, so he won't be caucusing with the GOPers :) Tx4obama Nov 2012 #9

Ideologically some similarities, but he wears our jersey. geek tragedy Nov 2012 #17

It's simple. Donnelly will caucus with his fellow Democrats. longship Nov 2012 #21

he's better than mourdock spanone Nov 2012 #28

Donelly won't worry about a Tea Party primary challenger gravity Nov 2012 #29

The order of my preference between known Senators (past and current and candidates) in Indiana LiberalFighter Nov 2012 #30

Lugar was, I think, better. But Donelly will caucus with the dems. cali Nov 2012 #33

Lugar has voted with the repubs 85 percent of the time this Congress onenote Nov 2012 #39

Tim Kaine is also an anti choice Democrat obamanut2012 Nov 2012 #37