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OKNancy

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35. Doesn't matter

Sat May 5, 2012, 06:00 AM

May 2012

It's better to have someone vote with the Dems 50% of the time than a Republican who votes 0%.
Even if the Dem never votes our way, it is better for numbers and retaining committee chairs and retaining the Majority.

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bye bye Senator Lugar. Hello batshit crazy Senator Teabag [View all] cali May 2012 OP

Could Donnelly win if Mourdock beats Lugar? Arkana May 2012 #1

Yes Proud Liberal Dem May 2012 #5

Worth the risk corkhead May 2012 #9

You have a good point Proud Liberal Dem May 2012 #18

When all the Repubs vote in lockstep, their relative sanity or insanity doesn't really matter. LonePirate May 2012 #22

But can we count on a new Democratic Senator from Indiana Pab Sungenis May 2012 #37

Donnoly is rather blue dog. Guessing he would be sort of like Bayh. salin May 2012 #39

I dunno Proud Liberal Dem May 2012 #53

You're not considering one thing. caseymoz May 2012 #30

This is what Lugar deserves Carolina May 2012 #36

it's not just the stupidity of the teabaggers; newspeak May 2012 #55

Most of the Polls Showing a Close Race Have a Tie to the one of the Campaigns or their PACs n/t Indykatie May 2012 #11

Are you talking about the polling (re: Donnelly vs. the two candidates) Proud Liberal Dem May 2012 #19

Yes. He has to run a smart campaign and hope that Obama is competitive with Romney bluestate10 May 2012 #28

No. AngryOldDem May 2012 #42

Do you think the women's health issue is going to change anyones perspective? kristopher May 2012 #48

Overall, no. AngryOldDem May 2012 #56

Reliable? elleng May 2012 #2

I don't know ellen, but I've thought for some cali May 2012 #3

Probably not, but DefenseLawyer May 2012 #4

is it an open primary or just repubs? cali May 2012 #6

Open primary n/t DefenseLawyer May 2012 #8

This is scary y'all. ananda May 2012 #7

I'm in Indiana Indykatie May 2012 #10

Please please please don't vote Mourdock caraher May 2012 #26

Lugar enabled Bush and Cheney's crimes against humanity. He deserves coalition_unwilling May 2012 #32

am I really supposed to miss Lugar? hfojvt May 2012 #12

I don't believe that I said anything of the sort. cali May 2012 #13

re "missing Lugar" SCantiGOP May 2012 #14

Well at the end of the day Horse with no Name May 2012 #15

but there's a shitload of evidence that Snowe and Palin would not vote even remotely the same cali May 2012 #16

Is that a relevant analogy? hfojvt May 2012 #20

Bat shit crazy Mourdock penndragon69 May 2012 #17

Dan Coats Honest_Abe May 2012 #44

Coates took advantage of the 2010 mood. bluestate10 May 2012 #58

Just what we need Flatpicker May 2012 #21

who cares? wwytchwood May 2012 #23

You can add PA to that list. DocMac May 2012 #24

I'm in Indiana....and I agree Namvet67 May 2012 #25

Good news, if under Dean's 50 state strategy, the Dems are also running someone. Bat crap crazy, davidwparker May 2012 #27

We won in Indiana in 2008, even though just by one point mahina May 2012 #29

The NRA wants Lugar out. . . B Calm May 2012 #31

NRA rates Lugar an F and wants him out, he is done. Donnelly is basically a rebublican also... IamK May 2012 #33

Doesn't matter OKNancy May 2012 #35

A majority does you no good Pab Sungenis May 2012 #38

A Pub is a Pub is a Pub BitaMig May 2012 #34

actually it does matter. cali May 2012 #40

that was yesterday this is today BitaMig May 2012 #43

gawd forbid the wingnuts have a voice of reason representing them spanone May 2012 #41

Defending Senator Richard Lugar Hubert Flottz May 2012 #45

Democrats could gain if Indiana's Lugar loses U.S. Senate seat Judi Lynn May 2012 #46

Vote for MOURDOCK ! penndragon69 May 2012 #47

Perhaps Indiana will manage to do a "Recall?" n/t KoKo May 2012 #49

Perhaps Lugar should have done his job: Looking out for his constituents and the "American LoisB May 2012 #50

I really though that............. thoreau54 May 2012 #51

Lugar is a right-wing extremist nutjob. Mourdock is worse. provis99 May 2012 #52

In an intelligent, civilized nation edhopper May 2012 #54

Good malaise May 2012 #57