Six-term Senate veteran Lugar defeated in Indiana primary

[WestVirginiaRebel]

NBC Politics:

Republican foreign policy elder statesman Sen. Richard Lugar, 80, first elected to the Senate in 1976, was defeated in the Indiana primary Tuesday by state Treasurer Richard Mourdock, who was backed by conservatives ranging from the National Rifle Association to local Tea Party activists to the Washington-based fiscal conservative group the Club for Growth.

Mourdock appeared to be headed for a landslide victory.

With more than 70 percent of the precincts reporting, Mourdock was winning 60 percent of the vote.

Looking toward the November election, National Republican Senatorial Committee chairman Sen. John Cornyn of Texas said two weeks ago that “it will probably make it more of a contest if Sen. Lugar is not the nominee, but I’m confident we’ll hold the seat.”

In a statement Tuesday night once the outcome was clear, Cornyn said Mourdock "has the NRSC’s full support and we are committed to helping elect him as Indiana’s next U.S. Senator in November."

Conceding defeat, Lugar told his supporters "I hope that Richard Mourdock prevails in November so he can contribute to that Republican majority in the Senate."

But Lugar also said that unless Mourdock "modifies his approach, he will achieve little as a legislator."

Within minutes of Mourdock's victory, leading Senate conservative Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina -- who'd stayed neutral in the primary -- sent a message to supporters of his Senate Conservatives Fund, urging them to donate money to Mourdock.

"A year ago political pundits said Richard Mourdock couldn't win this race. They said he couldn't build the support needed to overcome the establishment machine. They were wrong," DeMint said.

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Dick Luger goes down.

[Valin]

@WestVirginiaRebel

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axW3pTKDfrw

[righteousmomma]

Class Act! So good to see for a change. Thanks for the video, Valin.

[logicnreason]

Well....now we shall see "for whom the bell tolls"!!

 

Watch now...as all the rinos begin to "change their tune" to appear much less "rino" in the coming months before elections.

 

One thing professional politicians are very good at....changing their tune during election season.

 

As a body, they will say anything, do anything, be anything, pose as anything, decry anyone, insult anyone, and team up with anyone if they are convinced it will get them votes.

 

So old man luger loses....all well and good.

 

Now watch the remaining rinos begin the metamorphosis!!

 

Election season is so much fun!!