IN-Sen: Coats retiring

[IceSpear]

I don't think Indiana Democrats have another Joe Donnelly on them. It'll be interesting to see who they put up.

Brad Ellsworth was actually a stronger candidate than Joe Donnelly. He just had the misfortune of running against the wrong candidate in the wrong year.

[IceSpear]

I'd love to see John Gregg run, but it probably won't happen.

This! I can't believe people are hoping for Bayh instead of him. Why would be run when he retired, giving up this very seat back in 2010?

It's ironic you say this, considering Dan Coats held this very seat for a decade, retired, then ran for it again a decade later.

[IceSpear]

Beebe might run in Arkansas. It will be like Joe Manchin all over again.

He's comfirmed he's not

It seems to be the new trend lately to completely ignore people when they say they're not running, so why not?

#Beebementum

[IceSpear]

Brooks is out (link coming)

http://paper.li/dsm012/1329336565?edition_id=6b6e3060-e862-11e4-82e4-0cc47a0d164b

 
She's gonna get Tea Partied.

You seem stuck in 2010, talking about how everyone is going to get teabagged. In case you didn't notice, the Tea Party lost every single race in 2014.

[IceSpear]

Brooks is out (link coming)

http://paper.li/dsm012/1329336565?edition_id=6b6e3060-e862-11e4-82e4-0cc47a0d164b

 
She's gonna get Tea Partied.

You seem stuck in 2010, talking about how everyone is going to get teabagged. In case you didn't notice, the Tea Party lost every single race in 2014.

*points to Sasse in NE, Brat in VA, Cotton in AR, Ernst in IA, and Lankford in OK.*

Cotton was more establishment than Tea Party, the establishment didn't even try to contest Iowa, and Shannon was the Tea Party candidate in Oklahoma, not Lankford.

Fair point on Sasse/Brat, but the fact remains the Tea Party lost the overwhelming majority of races. Yet according to JCL, tons of incumbent Indiana Republicans are going to get teabagged next year. Oh, and Coats was going to as well until he retired despite the fact that nobody serious was going to run against him. And let's not forget that the Republicans are supposedly guaranteed to win the general if they nominate a Tea Partier like Stutzman, because that worked out so well for Senator Mourdock...

[IceSpear]

Hopefully Hostettler will run and save the Indiana GOP from Mourdock Part II.

Uh, Hostettler would BE Mourdock 2.0...