Senate candidate who ousted Lugar credits Tea Party, as Dems pounce

[FoxNews.com]

Published May 09, 2012

The conservative challenger who ousted longtime Republican Sen. Richard Lugar in the Indiana primary Tuesday is pointing to his victory as a sign the Tea Party is alive and well — as Democrats pounce on the win to argue the GOP is once again taking an “extremist” turn.

State Treasurer Richard Mourdock crushed Lugar, who has held his seat since 1977, by more than 20 percentage points. The frustration of defeat showed overnight, as Lugar criticized Mourdock’s “unrelenting partisan mindset.”

Mourdock, in an interview with Fox News Wednesday morning, said Lugar is “in my thoughts.”

“He is a great American, a historic figure,” Mourdock said, adding that his margin of victory must be “difficult” for Lugar.

But, he said, “it’s time to move forward,” and was unapologetic about the hard-charging race he ran and his vision for a strong conservative majority across Washington. In pointing to his win, he rejected the idea that the Tea Party is moving toward irrelevance.

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