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By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyFormer GOP Sen. Dan Coats, who represented Indiana from 1989 to 1999, holds double-digit leads over rivals both in the race for the Republican senatorial nomination and the general election contest, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted April 22-26 for the Mike Downs Center for Indiana Politics. As Tuesday's primary nears, Coats had support of 36 percent of likely voters, followed by former Rep. John Hostettler at 24 percent and state Sen. Marlin Stutzman at 18 percent, with two other candidates in single digits and 13 percent undecided. The margin of error is 5 points. Stutzman has been ...
Indiana's Hidden-Party Election Campaign: A Partisan Puzzle
By Robert Schmuhl - Politics DailySOUTH BEND, IND. -- With Indiana's primary coming up May 4, political ads crowd broadcast airwaves and yard signs decorate the Hoosier landscape. Except in rare instances, though, these messages refrain from identifying the party of the candidate seeking nomination to run in the fall's general election. This state isn't alone in trying to solve today's partisan puzzle. At a time when we read and hear about hyper-partisanship leading to more pronounced polarization, politicians seem reluctant to inform the electorate what party they represent. ...
Democrats' Ellsworth Trails in Bid to Hold Bayh's Senate Seat in Indiana
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyDemocratic Rep. Brad Ellsworth, who voted for the health care reform despite strong opposition to it among Indiana voters, trails all three Republicans running for the seat being vacated by Sen. Evan Bayh, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted April 13-14. Former GOP Sen. Dan Coats, who served from 1989 to 1999, leads Ellsworth 54 percent to 33 percent with 5 percent preferring another candidate. Former Rep. John Hostettler leads him 50 percent to 33 percent with 5 percent preferring another candidate and 12 percent undecided. ...
Hostettler Looks Like Strongest GOP Candidate for Bayh's Indiana Seat
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyIn the race for the seat being vacated by Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh, former Republican Rep. John Hostettler looks for now to be a stronger candidate against the Democratic hopefuls than his rival for the GOP nomination, former Sen. Dan Coats, according to a Daily Kos/Research 2000 poll conducted Feb. 22-24. Hostettler leads Democratic Rep. Brad Ellsworth by 40 percent to 34 percent with 26 percent undecided, while Coats edges Ellsworth by 37 percent to 36 percent with 27 percent undecided. The margin of error is 4 points. Hostettler leads Rep. Baron Hill 42 percent to 36 percent with 22 ...
Poll Gives GOP Big Edge in Indiana Senate Race With Bayh Gone
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyDemocratic Sen. Evan Bayh's decision not to seek re-election has given Republican hopefuls a decided advantage in the race for his Indiana seat, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Feb. 16-17. In the first survey since Bayh's announcement, three potential Republican standard-bearers all lead the Democrats mentioned as possible candidates. Former Sen. Dan Coats, who is seeking a return to Washington, leads Democratic Rep. Baron Hill, 48 percent to 32 percent, with 6 percent preferring another candidate and 14 percent undecided. He leads Rep. Brad Ellsworth by 46 percent to 32 ...
Evan Bayh's Hold on Indiana Senate Seat Solidifies
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyNow that Indiana Rep. Mike Pence has ruled out a challenge to Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh, the two-term Democrat appears to be in a significantly stronger position to win re-election, according to a Daily Kos/Research 2000 poll conducted Feb. 8-10. Bayh leads former Rep. John Hostettler 53 percent to 37 percent with 10 percent undecided. Bayh also leads former Indiana Sen. Dan Coats who did not seek re-election in 1998 but who said this week he would jump into the race. Bayh bests Coats 55 percent to 35 percent with 10 percent undecided. Bayh draws a higher percentage of support from his ...
Evan Bayh Looking Vulnerable in Indiana Senate Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyTwo-term Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh is looking vulnerable in Indiana where he is polling under 50 percent when matched against three possible Republican challengers, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Jan. 21 and 24. Five-term Republican Rep. Mike Pence is not an announced candidate for the race but Politico reports that national GOP leaders are trying to recruit him. Matched against Bayh, Pence leads 47 percent to 44 percent with 3 percent preferring some other candidate and 7 percent undecided. The margin of error is 3.5 points. Bayh leads former Rep. John Hostettler 44 percent ...
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