Indiana: Make That Address List, Check It Twice

Indiana: Make That Address List, Check It Twice:
Rep. Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) received a surprise in his mailbox last week.

Six-term Sen. Dick Lugar (R-Ind.), who faces the toughest primary challenge of his career on May 8, sent the likely Democratic Senate nominee’s “household” a piece of his own campaign mail.

The mail piece, provided by the Indiana Democratic Party, emphasized that Lugar wants to repeal “Obamacare” and “cut spending.” There’s an application to vote absentee in the upcoming primary attached to it.

But on the whole, it’s a relatively nonpartisan mailer for a primary, especially given Lugar is running in a highly competitive GOP primary against state Treasurer Richard Mourdock. Just last week, an independent poll showed Lugar leading Mourdock by a mere 7 points with the help of GOP-leaning independents in Indiana’s open primary.