GOP should draft Peyton Manning for Senate in 2018

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When President Obama praised Peyton Manning for the way he “conducted himself on and off the field,” he might have accidentally endorsed the next Republican senator from Indiana.

With the first pick in the 1998 draft, the Indianapolis Colts selected Manning for quarterback. And with their ballots in the coming 2018 midterm, the Indiana electorate would certainly choose him for Senate. Looking to beat vulnerable Democrat Sen. Joe Donnelly, Republicans could do a lot worse than adding the Super Bowl Champion to their roster.

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