The Tea Party rally at the Statehouse is a fraction the size of last year’s rally.

Nevertheless, GOP candidates for Congress are easy to spot (Mike Pence, Jackie Walorski, Dan Coats, Mike Sodrel, Marvin Scott, Carlos May, let me know if I missed any.)

One Congressional candidate, Brandt Hershman, walked past.   Another, Todd Rokita, can see the rally from his office but told me he wasn’t attending.

Congressman Dan Burton (R-5th District) today helped promote the Tea Party scheduled for Wednesday at the Statehouse.  Burton says he will be there.  So will radio talk show host Greg Garrison who also did some promotion today.

Meantime, there is no organizing taking place inside the Statehouse.

Organizers say they expect a crowd of 8,000 which would be a record for Statehouse rallies in recent years.  (Hint:  it’s always good to exceed expectations.)