What Next--Texacans?

Via Ezra Klien at Pandagon, The Stakeholder (the DCCC's blog, apparently) brings us this instance of Republicans doing what they do best:

What do you call a resident of Indiana?

a.Indianan
b.Texan
c.Hoosier
d.Kentuckian

If you answered a., you're wrong and probably work in Washington, DC for the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC).

Washington D.C. - - With no excuse for his own candidate's poor fundraising numbers in the latest FEC filing, Washingtonian and NRCC Communications Director Carl Forti lashed out at Jon Jennings, claiming he has nothing in common with "Indianans." Huh? Looks like Carl Forti is the one who doesn't know much about the Hoosier state.

"I'm not even a sports fan, but I've seen the movie Hoosiers. Maybe John Hostettler should give Carl Forti the movie so he can learn a little more about Indiana before they attack Jon Jennings again," said DCCC Communications Director Kori Bernards. "I've never met a Indianan, but I know a good Hoosier, and it's Jon Jennings.

Now, if someone could provide a good definition of Hoosier...