Can someone, maybe from Indiana or who knows the state very well, explain to me why Pence won the Governor's race in 2012 by such a small margin? I've always been curious about that. Yes, Gregg was once the House Speaker, but he had been out of office for ten years, Indiana sharply turned against Obama, Pence was a strong candidate, Daniels was still extremely popular, and it's not like national Dems were really contesting the race. Any ideas as to why it was such a close race?
I'm guessing because governor's races are less partisan, it was an open seat, Mourdock dragging down Pence, and the fact that Pence is a bit of a paper tiger all have something to do with it.
