Coats Standing Tall in Indiana

In Indiana, the Indianapolis Star’s Russ Pulliam writes that, Coats stands tall. 

The mud has not stuck to Dan Coats, who seems ready to regain his U.S. Senate seat.  He also will have indirectly taken out the state's star Democrat, Evan Bayh, and will deal a big setback to Bayh's hand-picked successor, Brad Ellsworth.  It may depend on his margin of loss, but Ellsworth's otherwise bright future in Indiana will be dimmed by this campaign.  Politically, Coats has scored twice on the Democrats, jumping into the Senate race in January and likely contributing to Bayh's decision not to seek a third term.