United States Senate in Indiana Update

Some quick updates on the race being closely watched by Republicans all over Indiana:

• John Hostettler's campaign conducted a money bomb yesterday, I haven't heard the results yet but the endorsement by Rep. Ron Paul probably helped them quite a bit.
• Since being endorsed by the American Conservative Union and CPAC, Marlin Stutzman then went on to pick up the endorsement of Senator Jim Demint's Senate Conservatives Fund and the total on this site this morning was over $120,000 in new money in just a couple days.
• The campaigns of Don Bates Jr and Richard Behney are having a hard time getting press or notice. The most recent attempt was by Bates' staff to ridicule Marlin Stutzman for raising more money than Bates ... even going so far as to suggest he was lying and that Christians shouldn't support him. Wow. The original piece was written on Hoosier Access, a site that until recently was pretty unbiased. I think Marlin is the underdog with the best chance of pulling off an upset and that makes him a target, even from friends on the right.
  
• According to most online polls, the race is between John Hostettler and Marlin Stutzman. We can argue about online polls, but frankly Dan Coats just doesn't have the team or grass roots support right now.
  

Let's all remember that on May 5th, the day after the primary, we need to all work together to retake this United States Senate seat. Brad Ellsworth won't be easy to beat, especially for moderates, he's conservative enough to trick a lot of voters. In the meantime have fun pushing your candidates, but be careful of things you can't take back in a week.