Hoosiers will choose our nominee - Indiana Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman "On May 8th, t will be Hoosiers, and only Hoosiers,who will choose our nominee for U.S. Senate-not out of state interests or endorsements.Dick Lugar has been a champion for Indiana and a pillar of str
"On May 8th, it will be Hoosiers, and only Hoosiers, who will choose our nominee for U.S. Senate - not out of state interests or endorsements. Dick Lugar has been a champion for Indiana and a pillar of strength and security for our country. I also appreciate his constant support for agriculture and homegrown energy. He has honorably served Hoosiers and he has my full support."
John McCain backs Richard Lugar
Indianapolis Star
April 27, 2012
McCain - who lost Indiana to Democrat Barack Obama in 2008 - is featured in a new radio ad for Lugar, rebutting charges that Lugar is Obama's favorite Republican. He argues that Lugar "fought every day against Obama's budget-busting proposals which have mortgaged our children's futures" and said the senator's "strong opposition to Obamacare helped spark Indiana's involvement in the Supreme Court case to overturn the government's takeover of health care."
"Some in Indiana are claiming Dick Lugar is Obama's friend," McCain says in the ad. "That's ridiculous. And I know it firsthand, because I fight alongside him every day in the Senate. Dick Lugar is a patriot and a hero, and we need him in the United States Senate.
McCain cuts radio ad for Lugar
Politico
April 27, 2012
Here's the transcript of the ad, per a release from the Lugar campaign:
McCAIN: Indiana is fortunate to have a Senator like Dick Lugar. He knows the importance of getting our country's fiscal house in order so our economy can grow and create jobs.... That's why he's fought everyday against Obama's budget-busting proposals which have mortgaged our children's futures.
Dick Lugar's strong opposition to Obamacare helped spark Indiana's involvement in the Supreme Court case to overturn the government's takeover of health care.
Lugar Mailer Ties Mourdock to Obama
National Journal
April 27, 2012
Lugar's most recent mailer links Mourdock to Obama with the charge: "When an Inexperienced Candidate Promises 'Change'...Hoosiers Know...Change Isn't Always for the Better."
The mailer features side-by-side photos of Mourdock and Obama and highlights some of the charges Lugar's camp regularly lobs at the challenger.
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