Lugar makes final push to avoid primary defeat
U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar is keeping a smile on his face as he fights against the growing possibility his Senate career could be nearing its end.
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Mourdock: Reports of Tea Party’s death exaggerated
Tea party activists rallied behind Senate candidate Richard Mourdock on Saturday as he drew closer to a possible upset over six-term incumbent Dick Lugar in the GOP primary.
GOP rival hopes to end Lugar’s career
Mourdock has spent months arguing that Lugar is not conservative enough for the right-leaning state.
Lugar asks for non-GOP support ahead of primary
Republican Sen. Richard Lugar lobbied Democrats and independents Friday to cross party lines and save him next week in the political fight of his life.
Signs mount that even Lugar backers think he’s in trouble
Rival Richard Mourdock has cast Lugar, 80, as too moderate for the Republican-leaning state and out of touch after 36 years in Washington.
Lugar struggles to paint Tea Party opponent
Six-term Sen. Richard Lugar’s efforts to paint Tea Party-backed state Treasurer Richard Mourdock as "untrustworthy" had all the markings of a desperate attempt to toss anything and everything at Mourdock to see what might stick less than two weeks before the vote that could end Lugar's political career.
Single-minded super-PACs work to beat one candidate at a time
Super-PACs are playing a heavy role in this year’s election campaigns, including the race between Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar and challenger Richard Mourdock in the Republican primary.
CHOCOLA: Why it’s time for Lugar to come home
I’m thankful to say there are few Republicans left who still support earmarks. Regrettably, one of the remaining few is 35-year Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar.
Lugar, foes spar on outside campaign spending
Longtime U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar appears to be shifting his re-election message to focus on attacking national interest groups, which the Republican accuses of having an exaggerated say in his Indiana race.
Lugar, Mourdock prepare for lone debate in Senate race
Until now, Indiana's Senate Republican primary race between longtime U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar and Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock has been dominated by television ads, millions of campaign phone calls and foment among Indiana's strong base of conservative voters:
Past support of health care mandate haunts Lugar
Like many Senate Republicans who have spent a few decades in Washington, U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar was for the individual health care mandate before he was against it. Two decades later, the policy is a near heretical stance among the party’s conservative base, and it threatens to derail Lugar’s reelection bid.
Deal allows Lugar to move Indiana voter registration
Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar will switch his voter registration to his family farm in resolving a dispute with local election officials who ruled that he couldn't vote using the address of an Indianapolis home he sold in 1977.
Super PACs start battle in Senate race
The attack ads are guaranteed to saturate Indiana airwaves as Dick Lugar and Richard Mourdock battle ahead of the May 8 Republican primary.
Elections board: Lugar must register elsewhere in county
An elections board ruled Thursday that U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar can't vote at the Indianapolis home he sold in 1977 but can register elsewhere in the county, a partial victory for tea party activists who allege the Republican incumbent has committed voter fraud for decades
Old Lugar issue finds new legs in critical race
U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar has breezed through every re-election since he first won federal office in 1976. And even though he has consistently voted from a house he hasn't owned since he left for Washington in 1977, questions about his residency lay dormant until just a few weeks ago.
Lugar and GOP primary foe Mourdock set April debate
State treasurer and tea party favorite Richard Mourdock with square off against U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar on April 11 in their only debate to be hosted by the Indiana Debate Commission before the May 8 primary.
Dem Donnelly campaigns on Lugar residency issue
Democrat Joe Donnelly is picking up a popular line of attack against Sen. Richard Lugar as he looks to win the veteran politician’s seat in November.
Charlie White cries foul on residency, cites other cases
The ousted secretary of state claims Sen. Richard Lugar and former Sen. Evan Bayh vote from Indiana despite living near Washington, D.C. Lugar doesn't own a home in Indiana, and tea party activists want his candidacy disqualified as a result.
Indiana tea partiers challenge Lugar residency
Richard Lugar's tea party challenger stood Wednesday morning outside the Indianapolis home the Republican U.S. senator sold decades ago to make the case his opponent no longer has much to do with the state he represents.
Club for Growth backs Mourdock in Senate race
The prominent national conservative group on Tuesday endorsed Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock, giving him a timely boost in his bid to unseat longtime GOP Sen. Richard Lugar.