Senate candidate Luke Messer faces logistical difficulties as he tries to balance family life in the Washington, D.C., area with running a high-stakes campaign back in Indiana.
An event he missed in Kokomo on Wednesday due to a flight cancellation was just the latest in a substantial list of fundraising dinners and Republican events he's missed.
Messer says his own dad was absent and he wants to actively participate in his kids' lives. He tries to be home for dinner most days, coaches his son's basketball team and tries to make church on Sundays.
But his opponents say he's been missing from the campaign trail. They note that Sens. Dick Lugar and Evan Bayh lost elections because they didn't spend enough time in the state.