{"id":335847,"date":"2010-02-18T13:28:30","date_gmt":"2010-02-18T18:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/firedoglake.com\/?p=67862"},"modified":"2010-02-18T13:28:30","modified_gmt":"2010-02-18T18:28:30","slug":"ellsworth-reported-to-run-for-indiana-senate-seat-poll-finds-him-well-behind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/335847","title":{"rendered":"Ellsworth Reported to Run for Indiana Senate Seat; Poll Finds Him Well Behind"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_67406\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 310px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-67406\" title=\"Ellsworth Bayh Weinzapfel\" src=\"http:\/\/static1.firedoglake.com\/1\/files\/2010\/02\/Ellsworth-Bayh-Weinzapfel-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rep. Brad Ellsworth with Sen. Bayh and Evansville Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel (photo courtesy of Evan Bayh)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The local Courier Press-News in Evansville <a href=\"http:\/\/www.courierpress.com\/news\/2010\/feb\/18\/sources-ellsworth-run-senate-state-rep-van-haaften\/\">reports<\/a> that Rep. Brad Ellsworth will be tapped to run for the US Senate by the Indiana Democratic Party, with a state Representative then taking his place on the House ballot in IN-08.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div class='wbq'>\n<p>U.S. Rep. Brad Ellsworth will run for Senate, and state Rep. Trent Van Haaften will seek his seat in Congress, multiple Democratic sources said Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p>As Democrats have searched for someone to replace retiring Sen. Evan Bayh on the ballot this November, Ellsworth, the former Vanderburgh County sheriff, has been a focal point, along with U.S. Rep. Baron Hill of Seymour.<\/p>\n<p>The Indiana Democratic Party\u2019s 32-member central committee will determine Bayh\u2019s replacement. Anthony Long, the party\u2019s 8th Congressional District chairman, said he expected a Ellsworth\u2019s decision this morning. No official announcement has been made.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ellsworth, a former sheriff, is a member of the Blue Dog Coalition with a conservative voting record, who has been endorsed in past Congressional campaigns by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Rifle Association.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, if Rasmussen can be believed (and at this stage of the election cycle, I actually don&#8217;t think they can), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/public_content\/politics\/elections2\/election_2010\/election_2010_senate_elections\/indiana\/election_2010_indiana_senate\">any Democrat would poll well behind<\/a> the Republican candidates in Indiana.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div class='wbq'>\n<p>A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely Indiana voters shows former GOP Congressman John Hostettler leading Baron Hill 49% to 31% and Brad Ellsworth 46% to 27%.<\/p>\n<p>Former Senator Dan Coats, whose entry in the race has the blessing of the GOP establishment but has angered some Indiana Republicans, runs ahead of Hill 48% to 32% and ahead of Ellsworth 46% to 32%.<\/p>\n<p>Another announced Republican hopeful, freshman state Senator Marlin Stutzman, leads Hill 41% to 33% and Ellsworth by a 40% to 30% margin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Best to see some more independent polling before confirming this.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on CNN last night, Evan Bayh promised to use some of his $13 million dollar war chest to &#8220;help our nominee&#8221; in Indiana, so despite the late entry, whoever on the Democratic side will have some resources to work with.<\/p>\n<p>As an editorial aside, if it&#8217;s Ellsworth, let Bayh fund him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"akst_link\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/news.firedoglake.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-this\/share-icon-16x16.gif\" alt=\"Share This icon\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/firedoglake.com\/?p=67862&amp;akst_action=share-this\"  title=\"Email, post to del.icio.us, etc.\" id=\"akst_link_67862\" class=\"akst_share_link\" rel=\"noindex nofollow\">&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Brad Ellsworth with Sen. Bayh and Evansville Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel (photo courtesy of Evan Bayh) The local Courier Press-News in Evansville reports that Rep. Brad Ellsworth will be tapped to run for the US Senate by the Indiana Democratic Party, with a state Representative then taking his place on the House ballot in IN-08. 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