Who will Indiana vote for in 2012? Not Obama.

President Barack Obama won Indiana by a whopping 28,391 votes in 2008, along with their crucial 11 electoral votes. And he accomplished all of that without winning more than 20% of the counties within the state, and while Governor Mitch Daniels (R) won reelection with over 57% of the vote.

Was Indiana apart of a dramatic political realignment?

Absolutely not.

Indiana might have fallen for Obama's message of "Hope and Change" in 2008, but the Hoosiers are now singing a new tune in 2010: "Coats for Senate". According to a new Rasmussen Reports poll on Indiana's Senate race, Mr.Coats is leading his Democratic opponent by 21%, while Mitch Daniels is enjoying a 65% approval rating.

However, that's not the biggest story out of Indiana. According to that same Rasmussen Reports poll, which documents a Dan Coats' lead and a popular Daniels' in Indiana, President Obama has huge problems with the Hoosier electorate, especially on a personal level - his approval rating is 39%, and his disapproval rating is 60%.

I'm flashing back to the 2004 Presidential Election. You know, when then President George W. Bush won Indiana with 60% of the vote, and Senator John Kerry could only muster a measly 39% of the vote. Those were the days, and it appears our political landscape could once again recapture the magic of Bush Mania.

Indiana (1.04%), North Carolina (0.32%) and Missouri (0.14%) were the three closest states during the last Presidential election. However, after 19 months of President Barack Obama in charge, all three of those states are looking forward to a Republican sweep in 2012.

Thoughts?

Rasmussen Reports - Indiana poll results.

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Coats' leads in Indiana.

Dan Coats was a fine US Senator in the 1990's, a fine Ambassador during Bush's first term, a fine campaigner during Indiana's 2010 Republican Primary, and the people of Indiana believe he'll be a fine US Senator once again, because they support him by a wide margin against his Democratic opponent.

Rasmussen Reports survey of 500 Indiana Voters:

Dan Coats (R) - 51%
Brad Ellsworth (D) - 30%
Unsure/Someone else - 18%

The Conservative revolution has sought out unknown GOP candidates from across the Nation, except for Indiana, which is supporting a Conservative blast from the past - Dan Coats has a ACU lifetime rating of 90%, was and is a consistent supporter of the War on Terrorism, and will restore real representation in Washington for Indiana.

Please support Mr.Coats' campaign and visit his website!

Also, 58% of Indiana Voters disapprove of President Obama, and 58% of Indiana Voters approve of Governor Daniels.

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Congressman Burton holds on in Indiana.

Congressman Dan Burton is one of the most Conservative legislators in Washington, but half-a-dozen fellow Republicans believed 28 years of service was more than enough. Leading the charge against Dan Burton was Luke Messer and John McGoff (who challenged Burton last election as well), but the 28 year Washington Veteran survived the challenge, but just barely.

Dan Burton - 29,391 - 30.1%
Luke Messer - 25,117 - 25.8%
John McGoff - 19,069 - 19.5%
Brose McVey - 8,795 - 9.0%
Mike Murphy - 8,576 - 8.8%
Andy Lyons - 3,670 - 3.7%
Ann Adcook - 3,048 - 3.1%
Total votes - 97,666 - 100%

If political commentators and wizkids were shocked by Dan Coats winning the Nomination with just 40% of the vote, what about Congressman Dan Burton, who has a three decades strong and long record of Conservatism, winning the Nomination with just 30% of the vote last night.

Dan Coats winning the Nomination with 40% of the vote is expected, but Dan Burton winning the Nomination with just 30% of the vote is shocking, considering his amazing congressional record. I for one believe this reflects a misguided attitude in some Conservatives - Not all Incumbents and Establishment candidates are bad, or even evil to be honest.

I'm glad Congressman Burton will be heading to Congress for his fifteenth term, even though I believe in Term Limiting Congressmen and Senators alike, this man has represented our values and agenda through four different Administrations. However, Conservative Republican incumbents should research this race closely, because the anti-Washington movement is causing a few good men to be targets of fellow good men, for no good reason.

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Indiana GOP: Coats is Nominee.

Indiana Republicans selected their candidate-of-choice this evening; the former US Senator Dan Coats, who was appointed to the Senate after Dan Quayle was elected Vice-President, but has been retired from public office for 12 years. I hesitated when deciding whether or not to endorse Dan Coats or Marlin Stutzman, but I chickened out and endorsed Don Bates Jr* in the end.

Dan Coats - 187,872 votes.
Marlin Stutzman - 142,749 votes.
John Hostettler - 99,896 votes.
Don Bates Jr - 21,283 votes.
Richard Behney - 20,639 votes.
Total - 472,439 Republican votes.

With the hard fought Primary battle over in Indiana, all Republicans and Conservatives must unite behind Dan Coats in November for one reason or another: Numero Uno being we need nine or ten Democratic seats to flip "Republican" to regain control, and thus power. Some might disagree with Coats on a few issues, but no candidate is perfect, and I would prefer the better of the two evils, instead of the evilest anyday, anytime.

* - I know, I know. I endorsed Don Bates Jr. for United States Senate, even though the man had no chance in hell of winning, but John Adams once declared that voting for who you believe will do the right job is not a wasted vote, unless of course, it is, or something like that.

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