Indiana Sen. Dick Lugar has fallen behind state Treasurer Richard Mourdock by five points, according to a new poll released Thursday.
The survey, taken Tuesday and Wednesday by Wenzel Strategies on behalf of Citizens United, places Mourdock at 44 percent and Lugar at 39 percent. Nearly 17 percent remain undecided with just 12 days to go until the Indiana Senate primary.
Citizens United is backing Mourdock in the May 8 contest.
Wenzel found that Mourdock’s lead is powered by self-described tea party conservatives, who comprise 36 percent of the GOP electorate.
Among that group of voters, Mourdock holds a commanding 63 percent to 24 percent lead. Lugar’s ability to keep the race close is due to moderates and traditional conservatives, which both favor the incumbent, according to Wenzel.
Read More at Politico. By David Catanese.
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READ THE BOOK ( THROW THE BUMS OUT ) LUGAR IS ONE OF THE BUMS. I HOPE THIS HAPPEN IN ALL RE-ELECTION OF THESE BUMS IN 2012. GOD BLESS AMERICA
The republican party needs to rid them selves of all RINOs. Since it looks like the republican nominee will be the very evil dishonest RINO Romney I am no longer considering myself to be a republican. I have joined the Constitution Pary and will support their candidates above all others. In November I will be voting for Virgil Goode for Presidnet. I dislike libs and LOATHE RINOs. Romney is very severly dishonest and I refuse to hold my nose to vote for him.