Unfortunately, today Lugas loses (but wouldn't a miracle be lovely . . . .): The entire situation suggests a remarkable and painful reversal for a man who, until now, had not faced a primary opponent since he first won election in 1976.

From The New York Times:

Critiques have been aimed at him on all fronts, including claims that he is too moderate, too friendly with President Obama, too removed from his home state, too old. Money for advertising against him has flowed in from national conservative groups, including the Club for Growth, the National Rifle Association and FreedomWorks, an organization that has helped build the Tea Party movement. Many of these groups have questioned Mr. Lugar’s conservative credentials and positions he took in favor of Mr. Obama’s Supreme Court nominees, the Dream Act and the bank bailout and against a ban on earmarks.