WASHINGTON -- The Indiana Senate candidates battled to seize the center in their first debate, with Democratic Rep. Joe Donnelly suggesting Hoosiers won't buy the moderate makeover of Republican state Treasurer Richard Mourdock, because they're "not that dumb."
Mourdock, Donnelly and Libertarian candidate Andrew Horning all tried to cast themselves as the sensible choice, with Mourdock and Donnelly both often saying they work well with others, and Horning saying both parties are broken.
It was a tougher sell for Mourdock -- who beat Sen. Dick Lugar in the GOP primary, promising not to compromise -- and some sparks flew when Mourdock took issue with Donnelly's characterization of him as a tea party extremist who doesn't think Social Security or Medicare are constitutional.
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