Down  on the Ohio River at the southern tip of the Cornfield, presumptive  Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney brought his roadshow to  Evansville today. Joining the Mitt show for the day were former Vice  President Dan Quayle and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell from  across the river in Kentucky.

Romney  did a bit of stumping for State Treasurer Richard Mourdock who is  running as the Republican candidate for US Senate against Indiana  Congressman Joe Donnelly. Mourdock knocked incumbent Senator Dick Lugar  out of the ring during the May primary election. Mourdock and Donnelly  are running neck and neck. It is uncertain if what was once a safe  Republican seat may be lost to the Democrats this fall.

It  is expected, unlike in 2008 when President Barack Obama broke with  history and won the Cornfield, that Indiana will fall into Romney's  column come November.

Romney cast himself and Mourdock as Washington outsiders when they appeared together at Stepto's Bar-B-Q Shack.

"There's  only one place in America that doesn't seem to understand that you  can't keep spending massively more than you take in every year and  that's Washington, and one reason we're both going there is to change  Washington and to make sure that we finally get ourselves on track to a  balanced budget," Romney said.

Mourdock shared a story from 2008  when Romney traveled to Evansville after he ended his bid for the White  House to campaign on behalf of presidential nominee Sen. John McCain.

"He  is back and he's here in part because he is the ultimate team player.  Politics is all about being a team. This is not a solo sport," Mourdock  said at the barbecue place. About 50 people packed the interior while  others lined up outside to meet Romney during his brief visit.

Mourdock  used the show of unity with Romney to point out that his Democratic  opponent was the one running away from President Barack Obama.

"I  have to share with all of you a thought I had coming in today, how  proud I am to stand next to the next president of the United States,  Mitt Romney," said Mourdock.

"And it's funny my opponent, Joe Donnelly, doesn't want to be seen with their candidate. Isn't it amazing?"

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/04/romney-and-mourdock-to-change-washington/

From the Cornfield, while I do agree that Romney will probably carry Indiana this fall, Mourdock's chances are less assured.

As  I have noted before, having 1st met Mourdock just over 2 decades ago  while covering politics for the Linton Daily Citizen, I am not that  impressed. Some of his rhetoric and his stubborness on the issue of bipartisanship leaves me cold.

At  this time, like with many Hoosiers, I am leaning toward a vote for  Donnelly. Donelly's record shows he can cross the line and compromise  when necessary. Mourdock makes no pretense that he doesn't believe in  compromise.