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Seemingly Tight GOP Primary for IN Senate; Paul Endorsement Near

By W. James Antle, III on 4.13.10 @ 5:25PM

Earlier this week, a conservative Indiana blog leaked what it says is a poll taken by one of the Republican Senate campaigns in Indiana. These numbers have been widely circulated over the past couple days because even though there has been ample polling that shows the frontrunning Republicans ahead of Democrat Brad Ellsworth in the race to succeed Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN), there has been no public poll testing the Republican primary electorate.

The numbers obtained by Hoosier Advocate show former Sen. Dan Coats with 29 percent of the vote, former Rep. John Hostettler receiving 26 percent, state Sen. Marlin Stutzman at 18 percent, and Tea Party activists Don Bates, Jr. and Richard Beheny at 5 and 3 percent, respectively. Another 19 percent remain undecided. Obviously, this has to be read with the major caveat that the site isn’t disclosing either the pollster or the campaign that commissioned the poll. But if accurate, the survey from last week — with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.8 percent — shows a very tight race.

I’m hearing that Ron Paul is planning an endorsement of Hostettler, to be announced as early as tomorrow. Hostettler’s supporters have been touting the Hoosier Advocate numbers as evidence that their man is the leading challenger to Coats. More to follow.

Gene Berkman | 4.13.10 @ 9:43PM

Congressman Ron Paul favorably reviewed John Hostettler's book "Nothing for the Nation" on the Campaign for Liberty blog.

John Hostettler joined Ron Paul in voting against the Iraq War, so it would not be a surprise that Paul would back Hostettler's campaign for Senate.

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Ron Paul Set to Endorse Hostettler | Hoosier Advocate Hoosier Advocate A Voice for Southern Indiana Home About Contact Ron Paul Set to Endorse Hostettler By Hoosier Advocate | April 14, 2010 The American Spectator notes the poll of the U.S. Senate race in Indiana which was first broke here at Hoosier Advocate, which shows a relatively close race between three front-runners: Dan Coats, John Hostettler and…

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…Rand Paul is still comfortably ahead of establishment sock-puppet Trey Grayson in the the GOP primary for the U.S. Senate in Kentucky and in a very pleasant surprise, John Hostettler is very competitive in the Indiana GOP primary for the U.S. Senate in Indiana against establishment retread Dan Coats. There are reports Ron Paul is readying an endorsement of Kentucky and Indiana usually lead off the coverage on…

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…as early as TOMORROW, April 15, 2010. If so it would certainly show him to be the candidate of the libertarian leaning conservatives. Quote: Originally Posted by American Spectator ...I'm hearing that Ron Paul is planning an endorsement of Hostettler, to be announced as early as tomorrow. Hostettler's supporters have been touting the Hoosier Advocate numbers as evidence that their man is the leading…

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Dar| 4.13.10 @ 6:03PM

Ron Paul got 8% in a recent national poll of Republicans for presidential preference. That is surprisingly high. That is much higher than the zealot core. That means such an endorsement can make a difference.

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Sean| 4.14.10 @ 10:53AM

http://www.rasmussenreports.co.....on_paul_41

Looks like Ron Paul is polling even with Obama right now in a Presidential match up.

Ron Paul Set to Endorse Hostettler | Hoosier Advocate links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

Bob Miller| 4.14.10 @ 12:53PM

If Hostettler were to encourage or accept Ron Paul's endorsement, that would force me to vote in the Republican primary for another candidate. I'd hate to see our nation deteriorate into a death match between two competing idiocies.