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Hoosier Senate Poll Results In

The highly anticipated results of a Survey USA poll commissioned by the Downs Center for Indiana Politics is out. According to the telephone poll of likely GOP voters, Dan Coats is the front runner with 36% of support. John Hostettler is in second with 24% and Marlin Stutzman comes in third with 18%. Trailing far [...]

Landmark Senate Poll Issued Tomorrow

Fox News’ Steve Brown has been all over the Indiana GOP Senate primary, and his latest post today has sent politically active Hoosiers chattering all day. Brown writes:
It turns out there IS a poll. It IS coming out tomorrow (April 29th). It IS a Survey USA poll (as many speculated/guessed/reported). But it IS NOT a [...]

Bernitt Ups the Ante

Fresh on the heals of attacking 8th district congressional candidate Kristi Risk for flip-flops and false farm claims, Bud Bernitt is hitting Risk yet again. From a press release from his campaign:
“I am disappointed in fellow candidate Kristi Risk,” says candidate Bud Bernitt. Last week Bernitt criticized Ms. Risk for her flip flops on the [...]

8th CD Candidates Stumble

The GOP primary in Indiana’s 8th congressional race is quickly shaping up to be a race between Larry Bucshon, a serious front-runner, and amateurs struggling to find their footing.

Pence Endorses Coats

It has long been rumored, and even reported on small blogs, that Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) was supporting Dan Coats in the GOP primary for the Indiana U.S. Senate seat. Today Rep. Pence left no doubt about it and issued the following endorsement:
“Dan Coats’ integrity and conservative record make him the best candidate for the [...]

Coats Strengthens Position

A new Rasmussen poll released today of likely voters suggests that former senator Dan Coats is strengthening his position. In a head to head match-up with Brad Ellsworth, Coats received 54% support, up five points from last month. Meanwhile the other front-runner in the race, John Hostettler, picks up 50% of voters. In both [...]

John Lee Smith Fumbles

Last week Bill Treadway, Chairman of the Vigo County GOP, released the following “Advisory Email” to its county-wide email list:
At a recent Vigo County GOP Breakfast Event a representative for John Smith, a Candidate for the 8th Congressional Seat, announced that his campaign had received the support of the Galen Goode and Greg Goode Family. [...]

Competing Polls: Coats in the Lead?

The recent statewide poll for the Republican primary for U.S. Senate which was first reported here drew quite a bit of state and national attention. Now a member of the Dan Coats campaign is calling its legitimacy into question and showed Hoosier Advocate its own internal polling showing the former Senator well ahead of all [...]

8th Cong. District Financing Reports

While media outlets have not hesitated to report on the delayed and forgotten finance filings of GOP Senate candidates, those absent in the 8th CD Republican primary have gone largely unnoticed. Only Larry Bucshon has filed the necessary finance reports by Thursday’s deadline, which means fellow challengers John Lee Smith and Kristi Risk are either [...]

Coats’s Troubles Continue

Dan Coats and John Hostettler both missed yesterday’s filing deadline for campaign finance reports, but new reports now suggest why Coats may have delayed. The Hill reports that Coats raised a mere $379,000 in the first quarter, “markedly low for a big-name candidate in his initial fundraising quarter.” Although Marlin Stutzman has raised only about [...]