Indiana Governor's race 2012

[Napoleon]

If Ellsworth does anything, I think he'll try and win his seat back in Congress. 2010 proved he won't be able to win a statewide office, the same with just about anyone the Democrats put up.

That's a rather silly statement - it's like saying that, because John McCain lost in 2008, McCain could never have won the Presidency in 2000, 2004, etc.

Touche, I understand your reasoning. Coats was a terrible candidate, and Ellsworth should have made this race close. Many on both sides were expecting the race to tighten up, and the fact that it didn't shows that the Democratic party will struggle.

On a related note, Democrats do have a shot at kicking Tony Bennett out of Superintendent of the Schools. A lot, including myself, are extremely upset with the job he's doing. He seems to be more focused on keeping his "tough guy" image than he is actually doing his job right. He seems to be completely ignoring the will of his constituents. My hopes is that Dan Tanoos, Superintendent of Vigo County Schools, runs against him.

It all comes down to whether you think either 2008 or 2010 was an anomaly, rather looking at the big picture, and this goes for either side. Democrats aren't wiped out in Indiana but it has significant Republican tendencies throughout most of the state.