My question was very poorly asked. I was attempting to ask Loh if this section of Indiana law was still in effect. Loh's response leads me to believe the law still exists without any (or at least any significant) change.

Yes. Indiana, like most other states, has such a statute, and the specific statute you cited (IC 3-8-1-5.5) is still in effect.

Huffpost article Lugar's Foreign Policy Legacy trashed by Mourdoch Supporters

Lugar is a hot news item today.

http://www.npr.org/2012/05/07/152183979/6-options-for-the-aging-politician?sc=fb&cc=fp

I am contemplating crossing the aisle and voting in the Republican primary for Lugar tomorrow.

You leave me speechless my friend.
So your strategy would be to vote for the lesser of the GOP evils who can still lose the November election to a Democrat? But you would rather risk the re-election of a moderate GOPer than have another Mike Pence
clone in the Senate? Scary thought isn't it?

WTF?
That's the spirit.
Electing Democrats to the US Senate is very important.
If the Teabaggers want to hand Democrats a Senate seat, we should be polite and say "Thank You". After that, they can be told to go take extreme sexual libeties with themselves.
Thank you baggers. Now go fuck yourselves.
I believe this guy knows what he's talking about.

JRIII, is your post supposed to read from the bottom up?

No. I offered a comment after each quote.

Seems like Loh had a change of heart. I think I know why.

I just did the unthinkable and voted for two pugs. Dick Lugar and Larry Bucshon (opponent of bagger favorite Kristi Risk).

I will still vote a straight ticket regardless in the general election.

Quick! Go take a long shower! Just remember you'll only feel the shame once.

Some of us are able take the Republican ballot without flinching, you know.

I am was a registered...ahem...

Lugar lost.

What did you expect? Loh voted for him.

Taitz to take credit in 3... 2...

Wow, when are they going to change the name of the Republican party to the "Baggers?

One has to wonder if a lot of Dems crossed over to vote for Lugar's opponent so the Dem would have a better shot in the General.

Thank you Teabaggers. 90 days ago there wasn't a hope in hell of any Democrat winning the general election in November. This race just became a toss up instead of a safe Republican hold. I anticipate most pollsters will acknowledge this change on their Senate maps tomorrow.

Wonder if Lugar will go rogue and side with the Dems on upcoming votes. It's a thought.

I would be causing as much collateral damage as I could if I was him. Fuck the teabaggers would be high on my list right now. Lugar was a good Senator, regardless of his party affiliation. Everyone agrees on that I think he will be spilling the beans on the inner workings very soon as he realises he got a spit in the face as the reward for his loyalty.

I believe Sen Lugar will be under a lot of pressure from Indiana Republican office holders to resign his Senate seat after September 1. That resignation would allow Gov Daniels (R-IN) to appoint Richard Mourdock (or anyone else) Senator for the remainder of the 2nd Session of Congress (and more importantly allow Mourdock to be addressed as Sen Mourdock prior to the November election). Should Mourdock win the general election, such an appointment would also move Mourdock ahead of any other freshman senators in seniority. That will be the attempted selling point made to Lugar.

There appears to be a lot of bad feelings between Lugar and Mourdock. Here's hoping they continue for another 6 months.

I forgot the golden backdoor. I certainly hope he holds his ground. However, he's too old guard conservative. He'll probably do the tyrants' bidding and go quietly into that good night. But I certainly hope not.

Lisa Murkowski certainly felt betrayed by the GOP in Alaska and was freer to vote with the Dems on occasion. Some others might see their party moving so far to the right that they might feel the need to do some pulling in the other direction. Lugar was one of the more reasonably sane GOP senators left. Too many are DeMinted.