Tea Party / O.W.S Momentum

Jason P

Jason P wrote:

Esteemed senator Dick Lugar has been retired by his constituents in the state of Indiana. And it wasn't even close in the vote.

He is still greatly respected, but his defense of pork-barrel spending was the first step in his downfall. He didn't take serious the need for change in Washington that his voters wanted and misjudged putting together a serious campaign until is was too late.

This actually opens up hope for the Democrats to win the seat next fall as Lugar was so strong, they haven't even opposed him in recent elections. But 36 years is too much time in office and the dude was 81 years old.

Don't feel too bad for him as I'm sure he will have no problem getting a job as a lobbyist ... especially since his residency is more or less in Virginia, not Indiana.

Well, my prophecy may come true. The democratic challenger, Joe Donnelly, holds a narrow lead over the Tea Party candidate Richard Mourdock. Mourdock is even trying to soften his views that made him a Tea Party favorite to appeal to moderate voter.

Talk about potentially getting bit by your own snake. The Tea Party may be soon responsible for adding a democrat to the senate by taking down a senator that the democrats could never dream of touching.

I agreed that Lugar needed to step down, considering he has been in office about as long as I've been alive. But there were a lot of people that liked him and a majority of the voters did not vote in the primary.