Schedule:
10.31.2012 =: US Senate Overview
11.01.2012 1: US House Overview 1 (Northeast, New England, Midwest)
11.01.2012 2: US House Overview 2 (West, Southwest, Texas, South, Florida)
11.02.2012 1: IN-Sen (Donnelly v. Mourdock)
11.02.2012 2: WI-01 (Zerban v. Ryan)
11.02.2012 3: WI-Sen (Baldwin v. Thompson)
11.03.2012 1: MO-Lt. Gov, Mo-SoS, MO-AG
11.03.2012 2: MO-Gov (Nixon v. Spence)
11.03.2012 3: MO-Sen (McCaskill v. Akin)
11.04.2012 1: IL-10 (Schneider v. Dold)
11.04.2012 2: IL-08 (Duckworth v. Walsh)
11.04.2012 3: IL-11 (Foster v. Biggert)
11.05.2012 1: IL-17 (Bustos v. Schilling)
11.05.2012 2: IL-13 (Gill v. Davis v. Hartman)
11.05.2012 3: IL-12 (My home district, Enyart v. Gill)
11.06.2012 1 : POTUS/VPOTUS (Obama/Biden v. Romney/Ryan v. Stein/Honkala v. Johnson v. Gray)
11.06.2012 2: GOTV/Election Day diary
1 = Morning
2 = Afternoon/Early Evening
3 = Evening/Overnight
As incumbent 6-termer Richard Lugar (R) ended up getting primaried from the right by Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock (R), this Super-Safe R seat is all of a sudden in play for DSCC and Team Donkeys. On the other side, the Dems nominated moderate ConservaDem IN-02 Congressman Joe Donnelly (D), as he was unopposed in his party's primary.
Now: After several numerous gaffes by Mourdock, including the infamous "God intended rapes to happen" statement and demanding bipartisanship to be his way or the highway, Donnelly has made this formerly Super-Safe R seat into yet another seat into the Democratic Party's column in the Senate.
The issues:
Mourdock (R):
Abortion:
Richard is unapologetically pro-life and will work to stop federal funding for abortion. He believes that Roe v. Wade represents a serious misreading of the original intent of those who established our Constitution.
SCOTUS appointments:
Richard believes that judges should respect the original intent of the Founders when interpreting the meaning of the Constitution. He will oppose the appointment of activist liberal justices like Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Social Security:
The solvency of these programs must be maintained in order to ensure that we keep our commitment to those currently receiving benefits as well as those nearing retirement. Richard supports the “Ryan Plan” as a good first step to preserving these programs.
PPACA:
Richard believes that Obamacare is unconstitutional and wrong for America. As a U.S. Senator, he will work to ensure that it is repealed immediately.
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Marriage Equality:
Obviously opposed to marriage equality or civil unions.
Donnelly (D):
Jobs
PROTECT AMERICAN JOBS
Crack down on the Chinese government’s unfair practices that lead to a loss of Hoosier jobs. Indiana manufacturers face unfair competition, and we need to level the playing field.
Close tax loopholes that encourages some giant, Wall Street corporations to ship American jobs overseas. It is unacceptable that our tax code currently offers incentives for sending Hoosier jobs to other countries.
Oppose all unfair trade deals that ship American jobs overseas. We need fair trade, not so-called free trade agreements that puts American companies at a disadvantage and Hoosiers out of work.
Abortion:
Abortion in cases of rape, incest or if the mother's life is in danger.
Horning (L):
SCOTUS appointments:
Let’s be real clear on this.
Treaties cannot exceed or usurp the authority granted politics by the federal or state constitutions (like, your neighbor cannot sell your house!). So, for example, the UN’s Agenda 21 cannot bind American citizens under Rule Of Law as written. The UN is not our government, and our federal constitution was never amended to cede any authority to that corrupt mess.
And ditto for appointments. I would never grant my consent to any appointment candidate who, I feel, would violate our state and federal constitutions as written.
Income Tax:
There are those who say that our 16th Amendment is illegitimate because it was fraudulently ratified. Whatever. Voter’s haven’t done anything about this abusive thug since 1913, so it is now our common-law husband. It is constitutional law by default of sanity. That said; I would do my best to repeal it. If I can’t get it repealed, I’ll try to make our income tax constitutionally administered (it’s not now).
Donnelly would be a great fit for Indiana's voters. Vote for him this Tuesday!
Race Rating: Lean to Likely D