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brooklynite

(94,503 posts) Sun Dec 25, 2011, 10:04 PM Dec 2011

Lugar: I'm the Republicans' best chance

from CNN:

Republican Sen. Dick Lugar said Sunday Republicans should support his candidacy if they want to hold onto his Indiana Senate seat in 2012.

The six-term senator, who may face a difficult reelection due to a challenge from the right, used recent Republican Senate losses in Nevada and Colorado to expose the flaws in tea party-backed candidates.

Like that strategy will catch on...

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Lugar: I'm the Republicans' best chance (Original Post) brooklynite Dec 2011 OP

What's the difference? Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2011 #1

Lugar is a pathogen....86 him..Sterilize the Senate/House...86 all GOPers...All of the GOP is a germ opihimoimoi Dec 2011 #3

What really scares me: What if he's right? nt Xipe Totec Dec 2011 #2

So he's in trouble from the challenge from the state treasurer? Bucky Dec 2011 #4

Lugar has a D rating from the NRA and that will smoke him in IN..... IamK Dec 2011 #6

I live in Indiana and he is hated by republicans and democrats equally... IamK Dec 2011 #5

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,407 posts)

1. What's the difference?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Sun Dec 25, 2011, 10:13 PM

Dec 2011

Last I looked, he has been actively participating in the GOP obstructionism since Obama was elected POTUS (presumably to stifle a primary challenge). I used to respect him as being a somewhat more sensible voice of reason (and have voted for him too) but, unfortunately, he, like every other Republican in Congress, has obviously made a decision to be part of the problem rather than the solution and deserves to be defeated in the primary or the GE. The Indiana Democratic Party clearly smells blood in the water as they are actually fielding a viable candidate (Joe Donnelly) next year for the seat, who I plan on voting for.