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AmericanVet and Kim Krull Sum up the Post-Primary world for Lake County
Now that the excitement and noise of the primary season is past, we need to find our areas of agreement and join forces behind Lake County Chair Kim Krull and our local Republican organizations to support the winning candidates for our national, state and local offices on the Republican side and resolve that the prize is in sight: 2010. The 2010 election may well be the most critical election our nation and our state have faced. The primaries were the starting gun for a long race to come.
The primaries were like a family feud in which there is a lot of sound and fury but in the end I can look at the people we have on the ticket and then look across the way at the list held by the other side and breath a sigh of relief. Not every one of my favorite candidates prevailed. But like a family reunion, after the softball game is over we dust off and everyone sits down and eats the fried chicken and laughs about all the old stories.
On the national front there is a movement of the people known as a Tea Party movement and Republicans need to understand how to welcome them into the fold and join forces. With the help of local grassroots leaders I do believe that local Tea Party voters will want to come out in force to support our Republican ticket. State offices are of vital importance at a time when the Federal and State forces are finding themselves at odds and especially in a census year. We truly need a Republican legislature in place to take charge of the various district borders that were gerrymandered by the Democrats after the last census.
Finally, here at the local level we have begun networking with the Lake County Republicans and various officials and bloggers and Tea Party leaders to make the attempt to get us all on the same page. Cedar Lake has seen a great deal of change and growth engineered by years of Republican leadership. Funny how the Democrats step up at the very end and take credit for years of hard work. But those in the know realize that Republicans did the groundwork and the planning and got the ball rolling on a new Cedar Lake. Now if we work together we can make sure that the finished product is what we want. Cedar Lake has been a wonderful place to live and work and raise children. It is vital to retain our vision and values that help make us home.
Chairman's Comments - Kim Dugger Krull
I'm really proud that we had so many contested races this primary. But although it can give us publicity, it can also bring out a lot of emotions and accusations especially by those who didn’t win. So let’s not forget what we are fighting for. If you make decisions and choices based on emotions, then the democrats have a better chance of winning in the fall. There are always going to be people in the Republican party that we don’t necessarily like. So if you make a decision to not help the party anymore based on that emotion, then we all lose that momentum that we have enjoyed the last few months. As my new friend Kimbal Binder put it, "We lick our wounds and join forces because the differences between conservatives are much less important that the difference between us and the liberals."
And to the winners, I ask that you not be arrogant with your win, but reach out to your opponent and the local and county party. Let your campaign now not be centered on just your self, but on the party as a whole. Support goes both ways. If you support the party and its leaders, the party and its leaders will support you. Then we are all winners. So a suggestion when you reach out is to not immediately ask for support from city, town, and county leaders, but ask what can I do to help make what you have been doing stronger.
We need all candidates that won, all candidates who lost, and all the people that worked on their campaigns to now start working together to beat the democrats in the fall. We will be working hard to fill all open seats with an appointed Republican. There will be an announcement next week on an appointment for Circuit Court Judge. And Mary Tanis contacted me last night to declare her candidacy for Dyer Town Council in Ward 4.
I will be appointing all delegates who did not win a contested race to an open slot. You should be getting a letter in the mail soon. If you know anyone else who wants to be a delegate at the State Convention on June 18th and 19th, please let me know ASAP as positions are filling up.
Kim
Primary winners
US Senate Dan Coats
US Congress Mark Leyva
State Rep District 15 Don Lehe
State Rep District 19 Dan Klein
County Sheriff Dan Bursac
County Council District 1 Michael A. Gramhofer
County Council District 4 Dan Dernulc
County Council District 5 Daryle K Tunis
County Council District 7 Rick Niemeyer
Cedar Creek Township Trustee Alice F. Dahl
Center Township Assessor Kristie L Dressel
Center Township Trustee Eldon Strong
Center Township Board Roland (Bub) Wise - Kathryn Webster - Bryan Bodamer
St John Township Assessor Hank Adams
St John Township Trustee Jean Shepherd
St John Township Board Tom Cavanaugh - Deb Walters - Al Hansen
St John Town Council Ward 3 Gregory J. Volk
Hanover Township Board Scott Bourrell - Roberta Torrence Allan
Calumet Township Trustee Willie Brown
Dyer Town Council Ward 2 Jeffrey Dekker
Dyer Town Council Ward 5 Debbie Astor
Hobart Township Trustee William J Savage
Lowell Town Council Ward 2 Bob Philpot
North Township Board Mario Martini
Cedar Lake Council Ward 1 Robert H. (Bob) Carnahan
Cedar Lake Council Ward 5 Randell C. (Randy) Niemeyer
Schererville Town Council Ward 2 Hal Slager
Schererville Town Council Ward 4 John O'Brien
Uncontested winners
State Senator District 1: David Spudic
State Senator Distric 4: Shawn Olson
State Rep District 1: Bill Johnson
State Rep District 2: Ken Stevenson
State Rep District 4: Ed Soliday
State Rep District 11: Cy Huerter
State Re District 14: Catherine Campbell
Cedar Creek Township Board: Brian Mathias
Eagle Creek Township Trustee: James Morrow
Eagle Creek Township Board: Bruce Mcneill, John R. Jurs
West Creek Township Trustee: Harold Mussman, Jr.
West Creek Township Board: Kyle Bruce, Michael R. Mcintire, Patricia R. Kopas
Winfield Township Trustee: Rollie Brauer
Winfield Township Board: Margaret R. (Marge) Brauer, Sherry J. Gasparovic, Linda G. Eisenhauer
St John Town Council: Gregory J. Volk
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST! OUR VERY OWN LCRCC SECRETARY GEORGE T. JANIEC WHO WON AS A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER IN HAMMOND!
The primaries were like a family feud in which there is a lot of sound and fury but in the end I can look at the people we have on the ticket and then look across the way at the list held by the other side and breath a sigh of relief. Not every one of my favorite candidates prevailed. But like a family reunion, after the softball game is over we dust off and everyone sits down and eats the fried chicken and laughs about all the old stories.
On the national front there is a movement of the people known as a Tea Party movement and Republicans need to understand how to welcome them into the fold and join forces. With the help of local grassroots leaders I do believe that local Tea Party voters will want to come out in force to support our Republican ticket. State offices are of vital importance at a time when the Federal and State forces are finding themselves at odds and especially in a census year. We truly need a Republican legislature in place to take charge of the various district borders that were gerrymandered by the Democrats after the last census.
Finally, here at the local level we have begun networking with the Lake County Republicans and various officials and bloggers and Tea Party leaders to make the attempt to get us all on the same page. Cedar Lake has seen a great deal of change and growth engineered by years of Republican leadership. Funny how the Democrats step up at the very end and take credit for years of hard work. But those in the know realize that Republicans did the groundwork and the planning and got the ball rolling on a new Cedar Lake. Now if we work together we can make sure that the finished product is what we want. Cedar Lake has been a wonderful place to live and work and raise children. It is vital to retain our vision and values that help make us home.
Chairman's Comments - Kim Dugger Krull
I'm really proud that we had so many contested races this primary. But although it can give us publicity, it can also bring out a lot of emotions and accusations especially by those who didn’t win. So let’s not forget what we are fighting for. If you make decisions and choices based on emotions, then the democrats have a better chance of winning in the fall. There are always going to be people in the Republican party that we don’t necessarily like. So if you make a decision to not help the party anymore based on that emotion, then we all lose that momentum that we have enjoyed the last few months. As my new friend Kimbal Binder put it, "We lick our wounds and join forces because the differences between conservatives are much less important that the difference between us and the liberals."
And to the winners, I ask that you not be arrogant with your win, but reach out to your opponent and the local and county party. Let your campaign now not be centered on just your self, but on the party as a whole. Support goes both ways. If you support the party and its leaders, the party and its leaders will support you. Then we are all winners. So a suggestion when you reach out is to not immediately ask for support from city, town, and county leaders, but ask what can I do to help make what you have been doing stronger.
We need all candidates that won, all candidates who lost, and all the people that worked on their campaigns to now start working together to beat the democrats in the fall. We will be working hard to fill all open seats with an appointed Republican. There will be an announcement next week on an appointment for Circuit Court Judge. And Mary Tanis contacted me last night to declare her candidacy for Dyer Town Council in Ward 4.
I will be appointing all delegates who did not win a contested race to an open slot. You should be getting a letter in the mail soon. If you know anyone else who wants to be a delegate at the State Convention on June 18th and 19th, please let me know ASAP as positions are filling up.
Kim
Primary winners
US Senate Dan Coats
US Congress Mark Leyva
State Rep District 15 Don Lehe
State Rep District 19 Dan Klein
County Sheriff Dan Bursac
County Council District 1 Michael A. Gramhofer
County Council District 4 Dan Dernulc
County Council District 5 Daryle K Tunis
County Council District 7 Rick Niemeyer
Cedar Creek Township Trustee Alice F. Dahl
Center Township Assessor Kristie L Dressel
Center Township Trustee Eldon Strong
Center Township Board Roland (Bub) Wise - Kathryn Webster - Bryan Bodamer
St John Township Assessor Hank Adams
St John Township Trustee Jean Shepherd
St John Township Board Tom Cavanaugh - Deb Walters - Al Hansen
St John Town Council Ward 3 Gregory J. Volk
Hanover Township Board Scott Bourrell - Roberta Torrence Allan
Calumet Township Trustee Willie Brown
Dyer Town Council Ward 2 Jeffrey Dekker
Dyer Town Council Ward 5 Debbie Astor
Hobart Township Trustee William J Savage
Lowell Town Council Ward 2 Bob Philpot
North Township Board Mario Martini
Cedar Lake Council Ward 1 Robert H. (Bob) Carnahan
Cedar Lake Council Ward 5 Randell C. (Randy) Niemeyer
Schererville Town Council Ward 2 Hal Slager
Schererville Town Council Ward 4 John O'Brien
Uncontested winners
State Senator District 1: David Spudic
State Senator Distric 4: Shawn Olson
State Rep District 1: Bill Johnson
State Rep District 2: Ken Stevenson
State Rep District 4: Ed Soliday
State Rep District 11: Cy Huerter
State Re District 14: Catherine Campbell
Cedar Creek Township Board: Brian Mathias
Eagle Creek Township Trustee: James Morrow
Eagle Creek Township Board: Bruce Mcneill, John R. Jurs
West Creek Township Trustee: Harold Mussman, Jr.
West Creek Township Board: Kyle Bruce, Michael R. Mcintire, Patricia R. Kopas
Winfield Township Trustee: Rollie Brauer
Winfield Township Board: Margaret R. (Marge) Brauer, Sherry J. Gasparovic, Linda G. Eisenhauer
St John Town Council: Gregory J. Volk
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST! OUR VERY OWN LCRCC SECRETARY GEORGE T. JANIEC WHO WON AS A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER IN HAMMOND!
Monday, May 3, 2010
What happens if the Democrats win, Daddy?
Meeting Monday Night for CL Republicans!
South Side Pizzeria
111 Broadway (Lincoln Plaza)
Cedar Lake In. 46303
7pm
Come and get involved!
Chairman: Gregory Wornhoff 219-374-7684 Location: South Side Pizzaria
Contact: Greg Warnhoff 219-374-7684
111 Broadway (Lincoln Plaza)
Cedar Lake In. 46303
7pm
Come and get involved!
Chairman: Gregory Wornhoff 219-374-7684 Location: South Side Pizzaria
Contact: Greg Warnhoff 219-374-7684
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Tastee Top Grill - Ain't it good to know you got a friend-ly post at election time?
L to R front row Jill Murr - Deputy - Clerk Treasurer; Debbie Carey -
owner; Diane Jostes- Cedar Lake Chamber of Commerce Executive Director-
Jean Eberle - Chamber Director; Amy Sund - Cedar Lake Clerk Treasurer;
second row - Christopher Carey, owners son; Robert Carnahan, -Vice
President Cedar Lake Chamber of Commerce; Dave Carey - owner; Charlie
Kaper, President Cedar Lake Chamber.
Small businesses are the heart and soul of a town and frankly of our country. So now that the days are getting longer and hotter think about stopping by the Tastee Top Grill and supporting a local business while getting a snack or a meal?
Saturday, May 1, 2010
No Robo Calls from Marlin Stutzman, period! But Mike Huckabee might call?
In case you have heard the rumor, NO, Marlin Stutzman's campaign is NOT using a robocall system to talk with voters. All callers for Marlin are real people making real calls. He has asked his supporters to make calls for him and that is the end of that.
I know of two organizations from outside of Indiana, one being the Senate Conservatives of Jim DeMint and another being a veteran's organization and I have heard that either one or both of them might be making robo calls. We welcome any information you may have about that.
But, again, NO WAY the Marlin Stutzman campaign is not robo calling and his supporters are not robo calling. His campaign makes real calls and he has real supporters, too!
~
Why I Endorsed Marco Rubio, Chuck DeVore and Marlin Stutzman
Posted by Gov. Mike Huckabee
Thursday, April 29th at 11:57AM EDT
I realize that I am preaching to the choir on Redstate when I say we need: Chuck DeVore, Marco Rubio and Marlin Stutzman in the US Senate. We do.
We need three firm votes in the Senate AGAINST bailouts, Obamacare and the many tax increases that our coming our way to pay for both. We need strong defenders of the 2nd amendment, life, traditional marriage and wait for it…REAL BORDER SECURITY!
In Marco, Chuck and Marlin we have candidates with strong and proven conservative principles. On a day when a candidate with no principles is about to switch to “No Party Affiliation” it’s nice to celebrate and support three conservative candidates who know what they believe - and why they believe it.
Learn more about each today and consider making a donation in support of their campaigns at:
Marco Rubio - http://www.marcorubio.com/
Chuck DeVore - http://www.chuckdevore.com/
Marlin Stutzman - http://www.gomarlin.com/ and
Join me in helping elect three strong conservatives.
~
Marlin videos
RedState (Erick Erickson) endorses Marlin
American Conservatives Union endorses Marlin
Lake County Right To Life specifically endorses Marlin, along with 23 State Senators and 27 State House
members.
Mark "The Great One" Levin endorses Marlin
Tea Party Action Committee endorses Marlin
Kevin Tracy endorses Marlin
Eric Krieg put up a Marlin Sign right before DeMint jumped on the bandwagon
Ken Tomlinson: Can a Hoosier farmer produce another Massachusetts miracle for Republicans?
By: Kenneth Tomlinson
Examiner Contributor
February 20, 2010
A notable buzz surrounded youthful Indiana State Sen. Marlin Stutzman as he was escorted around this week’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) by activist Donna Weisner. “Back in Indiana, they say he’s our Scott Brown,” she said proudly.
Stutzman supporters elatedly boasted news of a Rasmussen poll that gives Stutzman a ten-point lead over the likely Democrat nominee for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Evan Bayh.
All this is a stunning development for the young farmer and businessman who only four years ago was the youngest member of the Indiana legislature. In Washington power circles former Sen. Dan Coats has been all but anointed the GOP nominee for the Bayh seat.
In Indiana there has been a real pushback to the Washington-blessed Coats candidacy, and as ten thousand conservatives gathered for CPAC they were greeted by a huge Stutzman endorsement by increasingly influential RedState blogger Erick Erickson.
Declared Erickson: “The GOP needs to change its public image that voters have. It should not be using retired senators who moved out of state and become a lobbyist to do that.
“We need younger faces and fresher voices. We need guys like Marco Rubio. We need guys like Marlin Stutzman.”
This reaction is not the only thing the veteran conservative favorite Coats has to worry about in the senate race. CNN reports Democrats have unearthed a news video showing Coats talking about moving to North Carolina because the Tar Heel state “might be a better place” to live than Indiana. Critics also are combing through records from Coats’s recent work as a lobbyist, searching for clients who might lead to political embarrassment.
As excited as Stutzman’s supporters are over the Rasmussen poll, he is by no means a household name in the Hoosier state. Coats still is viewed as a clear favorite by D.C. political handicappers—and in the same Rasmussen poll Coats holds a 14-point lead over 8th district Rep. Democrat Brad Ellsworth, who in recent days announced he is running for the Bayh seat. For that matter, former 8th district Rep. John Hostettler who was defeated by Ellsworth in 2006 holds a 19- point lead over the man he beat, according to the Rasmussen poll.
Hostettler has been hammering away at Coats, despite his lifetime 90 percent ACU rating, because he was one of only a handful of GOP senators to vote for the Brady gun control bill. Hostettler is better known in Indiana than Stutzman—but his notoriety isn’t always a political plus.
As aggressively as Hostettler hammers away at Coats’s Second Amendment record, when it comes to gun control Hostettler has a record of his own. In August of 2004, he pleaded guilty to carrying a loaded semiautomatic handgun into a security checkpoint in the Louisville airport. A judge sentenced him to 60-days in prison but suspended the sentence.
On foreign policy issues, Hostettler tends to reflect the views of libertarian Rep. Ron Paul, R-TX.
Hostettler was swept into office in the big Republican year of 1994, but he managed to win reelection five times in Indiana’s “Bloody-Eighth,” which in the 1970s had the distinction of sending four different congressmen to the House in four successive elections.
Hostettler established a reputation as a poor fund raiser—in fairness he refused to accept PAC money—and the Almanac of American Politics notes that he once won reelection despite being outspent 2 to 1 by his Democrat opponent. His fund-raising deficiencies caught up with him in 2006 when Ellsworth, a county sheriff, crushed Hostettler. Ellsworth outspent him 3 to 1.
Fund raising for Hostettler may prove to be a real barrier in the senate primary. Erickson was one of the conservative leaders who produced a huge influx in campaign contributions in NY-23, and if the CPAC reaction to Stutzman is any reaction, national conservative money should be headed his way.
Stuzman is a fourth-generation farmer who grew up near Howe. He and his father farm 4,000 acres and also run a trucking company. He is an active Baptist and has participated in numerous church mission ventures around the world. In the Indiana legislature, he has been known as a supporter of tax cuts—and reductions in state spending. Stutzman has the support of Indiana senate pro tempore Daniel Long.
Footnote: A host of Washington journalistic insiders reported that Bayh had a comfortable leader when he stunned observers with his announcement that he would not seek reelection this fall.
That was far from the case.
A month ago, another Rasmussen poll showed Bayh in deep trouble back home. That survey showed Bayh attracting less than 50 percent of the vote against likely GOP opponents and Rasmussen concluded Bayh would likely face “a tough reelection battle” in the fall. Bayh chose not to face such a battle.
Coats made a similar decision 12 years ago when he chose not to run for reelection against then-popular Gov. Evan Bayh. Hoosiers have not seen Coats’s name on a ballot in 18 years.
Ken Tomlinson is a former editor-in-chief of The Reader's Digest.
Read more at the Washington Examiner:
Another Reason to Support Marlin Stutzman
Posted by Erick Erickson
Wednesday, April 28th at 1:40PM EDT
34 Comments
The NRSC backed Arlen Specter and a year ago today Specter bolted.
The NRSC backed Charlie Crist and today Charlie Crist is bolting.
The NRSC is backing Dan Coats. Now, there is no way under the sun that Dan Coats would bolt the GOP. But can we trust the NRSC’s judgment that Coats is the best guy?
Marlin Stutzman filed his financial disclosure. Coats has not.
Marlin Stutzman has an A+ rating from the NRA. Coats does not.
Marlin Stutzman has lived in Indiana for the past ten years. Coats has not.
Marlin Stutzman has never lobbied for bailed out banks. Coats has.
There are huge undecideds in this race in Indiana. Give money to Marlin Stutzman. Get him through the primary.
Don’t let the NRSC keep picking the candidates. Conservatives need to choose. And conservatives need Marlin Stutzman.
~
GUESS WHAT? I AM FOR MARLIN!!!!
I know of two organizations from outside of Indiana, one being the Senate Conservatives of Jim DeMint and another being a veteran's organization and I have heard that either one or both of them might be making robo calls. We welcome any information you may have about that.
But, again, NO WAY the Marlin Stutzman campaign is not robo calling and his supporters are not robo calling. His campaign makes real calls and he has real supporters, too!
~
Why I Endorsed Marco Rubio, Chuck DeVore and Marlin Stutzman
Posted by Gov. Mike Huckabee
Thursday, April 29th at 11:57AM EDT
I realize that I am preaching to the choir on Redstate when I say we need: Chuck DeVore, Marco Rubio and Marlin Stutzman in the US Senate. We do.
We need three firm votes in the Senate AGAINST bailouts, Obamacare and the many tax increases that our coming our way to pay for both. We need strong defenders of the 2nd amendment, life, traditional marriage and wait for it…REAL BORDER SECURITY!
In Marco, Chuck and Marlin we have candidates with strong and proven conservative principles. On a day when a candidate with no principles is about to switch to “No Party Affiliation” it’s nice to celebrate and support three conservative candidates who know what they believe - and why they believe it.
Learn more about each today and consider making a donation in support of their campaigns at:
Marco Rubio - http://www.marcorubio.com/
Chuck DeVore - http://www.chuckdevore.com/
Marlin Stutzman - http://www.gomarlin.com/ and
Join me in helping elect three strong conservatives.
~
Marlin videos
RedState (Erick Erickson) endorses Marlin
American Conservatives Union endorses Marlin
Lake County Right To Life specifically endorses Marlin, along with 23 State Senators and 27 State House
members.
Mark "The Great One" Levin endorses Marlin
Tea Party Action Committee endorses Marlin
Kevin Tracy endorses Marlin
Eric Krieg put up a Marlin Sign right before DeMint jumped on the bandwagon
Ken Tomlinson: Can a Hoosier farmer produce another Massachusetts miracle for Republicans?
By: Kenneth Tomlinson
Examiner Contributor
February 20, 2010
A notable buzz surrounded youthful Indiana State Sen. Marlin Stutzman as he was escorted around this week’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) by activist Donna Weisner. “Back in Indiana, they say he’s our Scott Brown,” she said proudly.
Stutzman supporters elatedly boasted news of a Rasmussen poll that gives Stutzman a ten-point lead over the likely Democrat nominee for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Evan Bayh.
All this is a stunning development for the young farmer and businessman who only four years ago was the youngest member of the Indiana legislature. In Washington power circles former Sen. Dan Coats has been all but anointed the GOP nominee for the Bayh seat.
In Indiana there has been a real pushback to the Washington-blessed Coats candidacy, and as ten thousand conservatives gathered for CPAC they were greeted by a huge Stutzman endorsement by increasingly influential RedState blogger Erick Erickson.
Declared Erickson: “The GOP needs to change its public image that voters have. It should not be using retired senators who moved out of state and become a lobbyist to do that.
“We need younger faces and fresher voices. We need guys like Marco Rubio. We need guys like Marlin Stutzman.”
This reaction is not the only thing the veteran conservative favorite Coats has to worry about in the senate race. CNN reports Democrats have unearthed a news video showing Coats talking about moving to North Carolina because the Tar Heel state “might be a better place” to live than Indiana. Critics also are combing through records from Coats’s recent work as a lobbyist, searching for clients who might lead to political embarrassment.
As excited as Stutzman’s supporters are over the Rasmussen poll, he is by no means a household name in the Hoosier state. Coats still is viewed as a clear favorite by D.C. political handicappers—and in the same Rasmussen poll Coats holds a 14-point lead over 8th district Rep. Democrat Brad Ellsworth, who in recent days announced he is running for the Bayh seat. For that matter, former 8th district Rep. John Hostettler who was defeated by Ellsworth in 2006 holds a 19- point lead over the man he beat, according to the Rasmussen poll.
Hostettler has been hammering away at Coats, despite his lifetime 90 percent ACU rating, because he was one of only a handful of GOP senators to vote for the Brady gun control bill. Hostettler is better known in Indiana than Stutzman—but his notoriety isn’t always a political plus.
As aggressively as Hostettler hammers away at Coats’s Second Amendment record, when it comes to gun control Hostettler has a record of his own. In August of 2004, he pleaded guilty to carrying a loaded semiautomatic handgun into a security checkpoint in the Louisville airport. A judge sentenced him to 60-days in prison but suspended the sentence.
On foreign policy issues, Hostettler tends to reflect the views of libertarian Rep. Ron Paul, R-TX.
Hostettler was swept into office in the big Republican year of 1994, but he managed to win reelection five times in Indiana’s “Bloody-Eighth,” which in the 1970s had the distinction of sending four different congressmen to the House in four successive elections.
Hostettler established a reputation as a poor fund raiser—in fairness he refused to accept PAC money—and the Almanac of American Politics notes that he once won reelection despite being outspent 2 to 1 by his Democrat opponent. His fund-raising deficiencies caught up with him in 2006 when Ellsworth, a county sheriff, crushed Hostettler. Ellsworth outspent him 3 to 1.
Fund raising for Hostettler may prove to be a real barrier in the senate primary. Erickson was one of the conservative leaders who produced a huge influx in campaign contributions in NY-23, and if the CPAC reaction to Stutzman is any reaction, national conservative money should be headed his way.
Stuzman is a fourth-generation farmer who grew up near Howe. He and his father farm 4,000 acres and also run a trucking company. He is an active Baptist and has participated in numerous church mission ventures around the world. In the Indiana legislature, he has been known as a supporter of tax cuts—and reductions in state spending. Stutzman has the support of Indiana senate pro tempore Daniel Long.
Footnote: A host of Washington journalistic insiders reported that Bayh had a comfortable leader when he stunned observers with his announcement that he would not seek reelection this fall.
That was far from the case.
A month ago, another Rasmussen poll showed Bayh in deep trouble back home. That survey showed Bayh attracting less than 50 percent of the vote against likely GOP opponents and Rasmussen concluded Bayh would likely face “a tough reelection battle” in the fall. Bayh chose not to face such a battle.
Coats made a similar decision 12 years ago when he chose not to run for reelection against then-popular Gov. Evan Bayh. Hoosiers have not seen Coats’s name on a ballot in 18 years.
Ken Tomlinson is a former editor-in-chief of The Reader's Digest.
Read more at the Washington Examiner:
Another Reason to Support Marlin Stutzman
Posted by Erick Erickson
Wednesday, April 28th at 1:40PM EDT
34 Comments
The NRSC backed Arlen Specter and a year ago today Specter bolted.
The NRSC backed Charlie Crist and today Charlie Crist is bolting.
The NRSC is backing Dan Coats. Now, there is no way under the sun that Dan Coats would bolt the GOP. But can we trust the NRSC’s judgment that Coats is the best guy?
Marlin Stutzman filed his financial disclosure. Coats has not.
Marlin Stutzman has an A+ rating from the NRA. Coats does not.
Marlin Stutzman has lived in Indiana for the past ten years. Coats has not.
Marlin Stutzman has never lobbied for bailed out banks. Coats has.
There are huge undecideds in this race in Indiana. Give money to Marlin Stutzman. Get him through the primary.
Don’t let the NRSC keep picking the candidates. Conservatives need to choose. And conservatives need Marlin Stutzman.
~
GUESS WHAT? I AM FOR MARLIN!!!!
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