Richard Mourdock Ousts Sen. Richard Lugar

Richard Mourdock

After 36 years of being an Indiana Senator, 80 year Richard Lugar is forced to retire.   Today, conservative Republican State Treasurer Richard Mourdock Soundly defeated Lugar with 60-plus percent of the vote.  Sen.  Lugar stated in his concession speech, "I want to see a Republican in the White House. I hope that Richard Mourdock prevails."

Richard Mourdock was backed by numerous conservative groups including the Club for Growth, Freedom Works, TEA Party Expess, Gun Owners of America, National Rifle Association and others.  Lugar had become not only a moderate Republicans over the years but tp much of a get along friend with the entrenched Senate Democrats.

Indiana Republicans have and will continue to be confronted by Democrat allegations that they now have a chance to take a Senate seat away from the Republicans with Lugar loss .Not much logic here, but they will spend a lot of money trying to claim this former entrenched Republican seat.

The Republican voters of Indiana made Richard Mourdock their 2012 candidate for the U.S. Senate. They were seeking to have someone in office that reflecting the real conservative values of Indiana and has a home in Indiana. Sen. Lugar faced accusations this election of  being "out of touch" with the residents of Indiana because he ceased maintaining a residence in the state he was supposed to represent.

Also, such political allegations of the Democrat machine ignore the fact that groups which helped to defeat very-very moderate Richard Lugar will now help Republican Senate nominee Richard Murdock convey his message to the Indiana voters for the 2012 General Election. And these are voters who are tired of Obama mania both in Washington, in the U.S. Senate, and in Indiana.

There were lots of tweets on this Indiana Senate race (#INSEN). Some were suspiciously satirical:
-- Sen. John Kerry: Sen. Lugar's defeat is a "tragedy for the Senate"
-- Obama: As a friend and former colleague, I want to express my deep appreciation for Dick Lugar’s distinguished service in the US Senate.

Gun Owners of America is celebrating the defeat of the most anti-gun Republican in the U.S. Senate, Indiana Sen. Dick Lugar who had an "F" rating by GOA. Also, Lugar was the only Republican Senator to refuse to sign a letter opposing a massive UN small arms treaty. They noted that Richard Mourdock is 100% in favor of our Second Amendment rights and understands that gun ownership is a fundamental, individual liberty that must be safeguarded in a free society.

Chris W. Cox  at the NRA Political Victory Fund responded, "Since the 1990s, Sen. Lugar has become notorious for his zealous support of gun control schemes and his fervent anti-gun positions. . . . Thanks to Indiana gun owners, one of the most anti-gun Senators will no longer be in the U.S. Senate. "

Roy Beck at NumbersUSA responded positively to Sen. Lugar's defeat, "Today's Indiana election guarantees one major immigration improvement in 2013 U.S. Senate. Sen. Lugar is one of the last hold-overs of the Republican Senators who not only tried to push through all the Bush amnesties at the beginning of this century but also back in the 1990s helped kill the immigration enforcement and green card reductions recommended by the bi-partisan Barbara Jordan Commission. . . . the Indiana Senate seat now held by Richard Lugar should produce far better immigration actions in the future.

To learn more about or to support electing a conservative Republican to the U.S. Senate, visit Richard Mourdock for US Senate.

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