Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind. 2018...

[CampingJosh]

To a lesser or greater extent, every electoral choice will always be between the lesser of two evils. There is no perfect candidate.

...but it would be nice to have the evils a little less evil.

I could see a situation where we're choosing the better of two goods, at least hypothetically. I don't know that I've ever felt that way on any electoral choice higher than the county level.

 

[bwframe]

Trump returning to Indiana two times before Election Day

 

[T.Lex]

Looks like Braun is doing something right - he's at a 1/3 chance of winning according to fivethirtyeight.com. Since they weigh in the traditional midterm calculations related to non-POTUS-party and incumbency, I think they're overestimating Donnelly's chance.

This is at least a dead heat right now, and Braun may be building momentum at just the right time.

 

[actaeon277]

To a lesser or greater extent, every electoral choice will always be between the lesser of two evils. There is no perfect candidate.

...but it would be nice to have the evils a little less evil.

Yup.

 

[NyleRN]

Looks like Braun is doing something right - he's at a 1/3 chance of winning according to fivethirtyeight.com. Since they weigh in the traditional midterm calculations related to non-POTUS-party and incumbency, I think they're overestimating Donnelly's chance.

This is at least a dead heat right now, and Braun may be building momentum at just the right time.

Trump understands why he needs to come back to Indiana and rally just before elections. It's a close race and Trump needs to flip this seat red

 

[KellyinAvon]

DC Joe has got to go.

 

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[HoughMade]

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[JettaKnight]

DC Joe has got to go.

...to be replaced with DC Mike.


At least he'll vote the right way.

 

[SarahG]

I’ll probably vote for the Libertarian candidate. I don’t think I’d be able to feel okay about my vote any other way at this point.

 

[bwframe]

I’ll probably vote for the Libertarian candidate. I don’t think I’d be able to feel okay about my vote any other way at this point.

That's how Donnelly was elected the first time.

 

[CampingJosh]

That's how Donnelly was elected the first time.

The Republicans ran a bad enough candidate that many people who frequently vote for Republicans couldn't do so in good conscience?

That does sound familiar.

 

[KG1]

If my conscience were the only factor come election time then I probably wouldn’t vote very often.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

We really need to open the Indiana ballot up to allow parties like the Greens in to help siphon off Democrat votes. Yeah, I know that Libertarians wouldn't necessarially flow back to Republican votes if that choice were closed off but let's be real--how many democrats are so repelled by Donnelly, they'd vote for the Libertarian? Not many, in my estimation.

For as large a margin as Trump won Indiana by, the fact that Braun can't open up a reasonable lead tells me he's run a mediocre campaign and frankly, even though I'm going to vote for him, my main point of enthusiasm is to keep the senate out of Democrat hands rather than my belief he's going to be a very good senator.

 

[KG1]

We really need to open the Indiana ballot up to allow parties like the Greens in to help siphon off Democrat votes. Yeah, I know that Libertarians wouldn't necessarially flow back to Republican votes if that choice were closed off but let's be real--how many democrats are so repelled by Donnelly, they'd vote for the Libertarian? Not many, in my estimation.

For as large a margin as Trump won Indiana by, the fact that Braun can't open up a reasonable lead tells me he's run a mediocre campaign and frankly, even though I'm going to vote for him, my main point of enthusiasm is to keep the senate out of Democrat hands rather than my belief he's going to be a very good senator.

That’s pretty much my point of thought. As much as I don’t care for Braun I care even that much less for Democrats taking control of the Senate.

 

[bwframe]

The Republicans ran a bad enough candidate that many people who frequently vote for Republicans couldn't do so in good conscience?

That does sound familiar.

There was nothing wrong with the candidate other than a moment of inartfull wording. The non-PC wording was all the liberal media needed to get their guy's foot in the door. They successfully played on the mind of all the PC squishes and that crap still gets repeated as if it were true.

Have we not learned anything after having Indiana's Senatorial voting representation nullified for the last six years?

No more excuses. No more "I just couldn't..." No more "they are all the same..." No more "in good conscience..." That is all bull!

There are two choices; Vote for the guy that will preserve our Second Amendment or let the the other guy win. It's that simple.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

There was nothing wrong with the candidate other than a moment of inartfull wording. The non-PC wording was all the liberal media needed to get their guy's foot in the door. They successfully played on the mind of all the PC squishes and that crap still gets repeated as if it were true.

Have we not learned anything after having Indiana's Senatorial voting representation nullified for the last six years?

No more excuses. No more "I just couldn't..." No more "they are all the same..." No more "in good conscience..." That is all bull!

There are two choices; Vote for the guy that will preserve our Second Amendment or let the the other guy win. It's that simple.

It's really not much sport anymore finding and pointing out the left's hypocrisies. But if they're going to hold Murdock guilty on that misspeaks, then Hillary ought to be tarred and feathered for not-so-subtle racist comments.

https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/29/hillary-holder-booker/

 

[bwframe]

It's really not much sport anymore finding and pointing out the left's hypocrisies. But if they're going to hold Murdock guilty on that misspeaks, then Hillary ought to be tarred and feathered for not-so-subtle racist comments.

https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/29/hillary-holder-booker/

I seen that. We'll see how that goes, especially after that racist Megan Kelly getting fired...



Our problem with Mourdock wasn't from the other side though, it was from "our own." Our own repeatedly bad mouthing the only correct voting choice for our interest and making excuses to throw away the election for PC BS. We have paid dearly for that foolish voting mentality for six years.

How many votes, and the whole process surrounding, would have been different with the two vote difference in the Senate for the last six years?

Establishment Republicans are certainly guilty of one thing. They are scared of their own shadow if they even come close to being branded as non-PC.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

I seen that. We'll see how that goes, especially after that racist Megan Kelly getting fired...



Our problem with Mourdock wasn't from the other side though, it was from "our own." Our own repeatedly making excuses and bad mouthing the only correct voting choice for our interest. We have paid dearly for that foolish voting mentality for six years.

How many votes, and the whole process surrounding, would have been different with the two vote difference in the Senate for the last six years?

Establishment Republicans are certainly guilty of one thing. They are scared of their own shadow if they even come close to being branded as non-PC.

Which is why we didn't get constitutional carry or that church-school bill last session.

 

[bwframe]

Which is why we didn't get constitutional carry or that church-school bill last session.

Not to mention socialized medicine, a slew of liberal judges to legislate from the bench, etc, etc, etc...