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Lugar scrambling to win GOP Senate primary in Indiana
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36-year veteran in virtual tie with opponent
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- Date Apr 26, 2012
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-- -- now -- the clock ticks down and Indiana's Republican senate race after 36 years in Washington.
Senator Dick Lugar scrambling to win the primary in Indiana so for polling numbers show him.
Neck and neck with his Tea Party backed opponent Steve Brown was in Indianapolis back Dallas Chicago who has the edge do you find.
In the ground game -- Steve.
It's close -- but it may be the challenger here let's take a look at Lugar's campaign for worst he's got something up around -- latest phone banking operation that's been going on for weeks and months.
His campaign says that they put out one point two million phone calls.
Let that soak in for a second not all those calls answer not all this phone calls result -- a voice vote swinging their way but that's a lot of calls.
Take a look at the other side not only does Richard -- -- what he claims are 3000 folks hitting the streets and knocking on doors and trying to get people to fill out absentee ballots.
He's also getting a lot of help over fifty Tea Party organizations also concentrating on suburban Indianapolis.
And they are particularly concentrating on Hamilton County just north of the Indy.
They're Tea Party folks feel that they can win that county -- -- along because of its Republican population.
They can win the primary and -- maybe -- -- Lugar has a long history with the people of Indiana Hoosiers in that state he does have helped Anthony.
He's got a lot of help perhaps the most popular Republican in the state Mitch Daniels has cut a television -- form which is running in heavy rotation right now.
Lugar has money to run that particular -- you doctor Richard Barack -- primary opponent any kind of shrugs it off.
His oldest daughter's godfather is Dick -- they've been personal friend for 45 years I think friendship -- -- more than politics I'm not offended with the governor.
Everyone likes to governor but I don't know that he has too much influence over how we're gonna -- And -- we talked to governor Daniels this week about cutting those ads he says he would like to see -- old friend continue in his senate job.
If he can't there is doubt whether or not Richard Lugar will be able to pull this one out -- -- -- race to watch thank you Steve Brown in Chicago or.
