Economy, voter anger clouds 2nd District race | jconline.com | Journal and Courier

SOUTH BEND - In the spring of 2008, Indiana Rep. Joe Donnelly had glowing words for fellow Democrat Barack Obama as he endorsed his bid for the Democratic nomination for president.

"He can change the tone of Washington," Donnelly said. "He can provide leadership on gas prices and health care and job creation in Indiana. He can work hard to solve Iraq and Afghanistan. I think he can do it with Republicans and Democrats together."
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Donnelly is trying to set himself apart from the administration in two ads that criticize Democratic leaders including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. In them, he says he doesn't work for the "Washington crowd" and stresses his independence.
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Donnelly insists he has broken rank on key issues, including climate change, and says he held firm to his beliefs on health care - even when Pelosi enlisted the Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, president emeritus of the University of Notre Dame, and asked him to talk to Donnelly.