Tea Party favorite Richard Mourdock has crushed incumbent Senator Dick Lugar for the Republican nomination in Indiana. Just a month ago, Lugar was considered the favorite in this race. A Howey/DePauw poll showed Lugar up by 7 points, 42 to 35. It appears that undecided voters broke overwhelmingly for Mourdock.
http://twitter.com/#!/Doingworkdaily/status/200057731326033920
Apparently the Tea Party didn’t know it is supposed to be dead:
https://twitter.com/#!/Gabby_Hoffman/status/200005781469413376
https://twitter.com/#!/CuffyMeh/status/200004000861536256
https://twitter.com/#!/DLoesch/status/200006458094526465
@FreedomWorks stood by Mourdock even when it was not popular to do so. It deserves props for today’s victory:
http://twitter.com/#!/FreedomWorks/status/200048340409393152
As Director of New Media for Freedomworks, Kristina Ribali played a major role in the race but graciously gave credit to grassroots activists on the ground in Indiana:
https://twitter.com/KristinaRibali/status/200054601901281281
https://twitter.com/KristinaRibali/status/200055108749369345
Twitchy owner/founder Michelle Malkin, who endorsed Mourdock in February, spoke at a pre-election rally in Indianapolis on Saturday. At the end of her speech, she led the crowd in singing “na na na, hey hey hey goodbye” to Lugar (video here).
Here’s hoping that all the remaining RINOs in the U.S. Senate get the message:
https://twitter.com/#!/johnhawkinsrwn/status/200027260982542336
https://twitter.com/#!/kerpen/status/200031179406196736
We’re pretty sure Orrin Hatch noticed today’s results:
http://twitter.com/#!/DanForUtah/status/200000880664260608
http://twitter.com/#!/CameronMVM/status/200025375328317440
http://twitter.com/#!/dgoates/status/200031139715497985
Here are some of the prominent Republicans who endorsed Lugar in this race:
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Seems like everyone in the GOP is getting on the Mourdock bandwagon now. Better late than never.
It comes as no surprise that liberal politicians and pundits were rooting for Lugar:
http://twitter.com/#!/mitchellreports/status/200048631389241344
http://twitter.com/#!/RBReich/status/200001112558944256
Mourdock supporters got in a pretty good dig before the results were announced…
http://twitter.com/#!/Mourdock4Senate/status/199984617288237056
…but Mourdock is gracious in victory:
https://twitter.com/#!/DinaFraioli/status/200026923513020416
https://twitter.com/#!/mpoindc/status/200026807683137538
Lugar not so much:
https://twitter.com/#!/DanRiehl/status/200031332993216513
https://twitter.com/#!/LarrySabato/status/200031723910737920
Time to step up and support Mourdock in the general election, folks:
http://twitter.com/#!/secupp/status/200026702745833475
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“Unity rally” tomorrow morning. Anyone think Lugar will show up?
http://twitter.com/#!/ericbradner/status/200065633281507330
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