Lugar's Loss - And Ours

Lugar's Loss - And Ours by MSW. MB: 2012 will be a high turnout election.  Moderates will be turning out and it looks like they will increasingly be voting Democratic.  This is good for the nation, especially if the Democrats can pick up seats in Indiana, Maine, Arizona, Massachusetts and Texas because the GOP puts in Tea Party extremists.  If Murkoski and Collins switch sides as well, or vote with the Democrats, there might actually be a governing majority in the Senate for at least two years.  In the meantime, there are at least two Republican moderates who do not face reelection who might be crucial in supporting compromise on fiscal policy between now and January.