3: Mudslinger

  1. . Brian Howey, “The Old Hoosier Stemwinder, It’s Nearly Extinct,” Star Press (Muncie, IN), July 27, 1997.

  2. . John Schorg, “Riding the 2nd District,” The Republic (Columbus, IN), July 10, 1988.

  3. . For early campaign events and funding, see Schorg, “Riding”; for interview, see “Interview with Terry and Mary Kohler,” Philanthropy Roundtable, July 2014, www.philanthropyroundtable.org/topic/excellence_in_philanthropy/interview_with_terry_and_mary_kohler.

  4. . For primary victory, see “Pence Takes 2nd District GOP Nomination,” Star Press, May 1988.

  5. . For Phil Sharp biography, see Steven V. Roberts, “Working Profile; The Life Of A ‘Watergate Baby’: Philip R. Sharp,” The New York Times, May 13, 1986, and authors’ interview with Sharp.

  6. . For Pence campaign argument, see John Schorg, “Pence Hopes to Overcome Outsider Role,” The Republic (Columbus, IN), September 25, 1988.

  7. . For Hitler Youth, see Jim Jachimiak, “Even Third-Place Candidates Show Good Sense of Humor,” Daily Journal (Johnson County, IN), November 14, 1988.

  8. . For candidate roast, see Brian Francisco, “Heat Turned Up Under Politicians,” Muncie Star, October 29, 1988; Joan D. LaGuardia, “Congressional Candidates Take the Heat at Sigma Delta Chi Roast,” Muncie Evening Press, October 29, 1988.

  9. . For Atwater and Pence’s 1990 preparation, see Rick Perlstein, “Exclusive: Lee Atwater’s Infamous 1981 Interview on the Southern Strategy,” Nation, November 13, 2012; “Gravely Ill, Atwater Offers Apology,” New York Times, January 13, 1991; “Pence Looks, Sounds, Like a ’90 Candidate,” Daily Journal (Franklin, IN), November 9, 1989.

  10. . Council for National Policy Membership Directory (Washington, D.C.: Council for National Policy, 2014), www.splcenter.org/sites/default/files/cnp_redacted_final.pdf.

  11. . Scott Hall, “Man on a Mission,” Daily Journal (Johnson County, IN), September 30, 2000.

  12. . For Lynch and 1986 election, see David McCarty, “AIDS Victims Not in Schools, Says State,” Indianapolis News, April 2, 1986; “Donald Lynch Hopes to Oust Philip Sharp,” Noblesville Daily Ledger, September 14, 1986.

  13. . For Miss Gay USA pageant, see “Miss Gay USA Crowned, Protesters Picket Pageant,” Republic (Columbus, IN), April 11, 1988.

  14. . For Christian Right status, see David Dawson, “Religious Right Regroups After Losing Mandate,” Journal & Courier (Lafayette, IN), November 16, 1988.

  15. . New Yorker writer Jane Mayer revealed the construction of the shadow party in Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right (New York: Doubleday, 2016).

  16. . For equality and gay rights issues, see David Corn, “Remember How Dinesh D’Souza Outed Gay Classmates—and Thought It Was Awesome,” Mother Jones, January 2014; Rebecca Buckman, “Rethinking the Issues,” Indianapolis Star, February 7, 1993.

  17. . For Pence’s donors, see Stuart Silverstein, “This Is Why Your Prescriptions Cost So Damn Much,” Mother Jones, October 21, 2016; for Pence health care donors, see “Rep. Mike Pence—Indiana,” OpenSecrets.org, www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00003765&cycle=CAREER; Drew Doggett, “Following the Money Behind Mike Pence,” Sunlight Foundation, July 25, 2016.

  18. . For Tom Huston, see Hearings Before the Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities, Ninety-Forth Congress, First Session: Huston Plan, vol. 2 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1976).

  19. . For Trump quote, see “Sharp Pence Round 2,” Indianapolis Star, September 9, 1998.

  20. . For negative campaigning, see Brian Francisco, “Campaign’s Nasty Boys Get in Last Jabs,” Star Press (Muncie, IN), November 4, 1990; for confession, see Craig Fehrman, “Mike Pence’s ‘Confessions of a Negative Campaigner,’” CraigFehrman.com, January 6, 2013; Mike Pence, “Confessions of a Negative Campaigner,” Indiana Policy Review (Summer 1991).