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Republican Brose McVey has sent an e-mail to friends seeking counsel on a 2010 challenge to U.S. Rep. Dan Burton in the 5th CD. “Yes, I am exploring a run,” McVey writes. “I need to complete some goals within my business in the mean time. But, fortunately, I have attracted a strong team of late. It is quite possible that the best thing that could happen to my company and my clients is for me to get out of their way! I look forward to your counsel, feedback and hopefully, your encouragement. If I run, and if the feedback is positive, I hope I can count on your support.” Burton defeated former Marion County Coroner John McGoff in the May Republican primary by the closest margin in decades, 45,682 to 39,701. Many observers believe the race would have been much closer had not a number of reform-minded Republicans not strayed into the Democratic primary to vote for Barack Obama. The Burton-McGoff race has led many observers to believe that Burton could be vulnerable in a primary not affected by an external race. McGoff has not made public comments about a potential rematch with Burton in 2010, though a multiple candidate primary with more than one credible challenger would likely result in another Burton victory. McVey challenged the late U.S. Rep. Julia Carson in the 7th CD in 2002, losing 53-44 percent. He out-raised Carson with $1.1 million. McVey ran a credible campaign and the fact that he still lost by 9 percent has essentially led Republicans to write off the 7th. Burton lost races for Congress in 1970 and 1972 before winning the seat in 1982. (HPI Photo by Brian A. Howey)
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