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Evan Bayh Announces Retirement

Posted on | February 15, 2010 | 15 Comments

He was seen as a leading vice-presidential contender for the Democrats in 2008, but Joe Biden got that job, and now Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh has announced he won’t seek re-election.

Philip Klein at the American Spectator writes:

This is further indication that moderate Democrats running in red states are eager to jump ship in what they expect to be a rough November. 

Once again, President Obama keeps delivering on his campaign promise of Change We Can Believe In — if by “we,” you mean Republicans. But I’m curious as to the political explanation for Bayh’s decision:

Though political observers said the race has become more competitive given the current political climate, Bayh still appeared likely to win a third term.
Three recent polls all pegged his favorability rating among Hoosiers above 50 percent.
Late last week, Indiana Democratic Party Chairman Dan Parker said Bayh was returning to Indiana this week to film commercials for his re-election campaign. Bayh’s communication staff began scheduling interviews in his home state. . . .

Weird. Has the National Enquirer been snooping around or something?

Category: Election, Indiana, Senate

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15 Responses to “Evan Bayh Announces Retirement”

  1. Ruby Slippers
    February 15th, 2010 @ 11:52 am

    Evan Bayh Retiring UPDATED…

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    February 15th, 2010 @ 12:00 pm

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  3. hrh
    February 15th, 2010 @ 5:02 pm

    The Dems have something up their sleeve – for Indiana and for Bayh.

    Just like they wheeled and dealed with Chris Dodd. Dodd had appearances scheduled in CT on Wednesday, which kept getting changed and then finally cancelled on that Tuesday night when he suddenly came out with his surprising retirement announcement. They had Blumenthal in the wings. And some position – Sec of Treasury? – for Dodd in the works.

    But they underestimated how weak a candidate Blumenthal is. And they made a strategic error in having Dodd step down so early.

    We have 10 months to show CT that Blumenthal is Dodd redux. Starting tomorrow night when they both appear at a public forum in CT on … wait for it … healthcare reform!!

    We’re planning on lotso’ pix and vids of Dodd/Blumenthal joined at the hip.

    Within 24 hours of Dodd’s announcement the Dump Dodd movement had morphed into No Blumen Way.

    Heh heh heh…

    Have the Dems made another fatal timing error in Bayh announcing so early his retirement?

  4. hrh
    February 15th, 2010 @ 12:02 pm

    The Dems have something up their sleeve – for Indiana and for Bayh.

    Just like they wheeled and dealed with Chris Dodd. Dodd had appearances scheduled in CT on Wednesday, which kept getting changed and then finally cancelled on that Tuesday night when he suddenly came out with his surprising retirement announcement. They had Blumenthal in the wings. And some position – Sec of Treasury? – for Dodd in the works.

    But they underestimated how weak a candidate Blumenthal is. And they made a strategic error in having Dodd step down so early.

    We have 10 months to show CT that Blumenthal is Dodd redux. Starting tomorrow night when they both appear at a public forum in CT on … wait for it … healthcare reform!!

    We’re planning on lotso’ pix and vids of Dodd/Blumenthal joined at the hip.

    Within 24 hours of Dodd’s announcement the Dump Dodd movement had morphed into No Blumen Way.

    Heh heh heh…

    Have the Dems made another fatal timing error in Bayh announcing so early his retirement?

  5. Jack
    February 15th, 2010 @ 5:27 pm

    Maybe he was fucking a inflatable pig.

  6. Jack
    February 15th, 2010 @ 12:27 pm

    Maybe he was fucking a inflatable pig.

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  8. William
    February 15th, 2010 @ 6:14 pm

    The easiest theory in all this is that Bayh is stepping down to crush the cap and trade vote, should it come up.

    Otherwise, I suspect the behind-the-scenes bull got to be too much for him.

  9. William
    February 15th, 2010 @ 1:14 pm

    The easiest theory in all this is that Bayh is stepping down to crush the cap and trade vote, should it come up.

    Otherwise, I suspect the behind-the-scenes bull got to be too much for him.

  10. Bob Belvedere
    February 15th, 2010 @ 6:25 pm

    Bayh’s young enough that he can come back.

    Perhaps he’s smart enough to be jumping ship before the S.S. Demtanic hits the iceburg and will return – once the bodies have all been recovered – on a new, unsinkable Dem Star Line ship?

  11. Bob Belvedere
    February 15th, 2010 @ 1:25 pm

    Bayh’s young enough that he can come back.

    Perhaps he’s smart enough to be jumping ship before the S.S. Demtanic hits the iceburg and will return – once the bodies have all been recovered – on a new, unsinkable Dem Star Line ship?

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  13. Adobe Walls
    February 15th, 2010 @ 7:58 pm

    Just saw his speech the jist is that niether side of the isle leaves room for moderates in congress. I hope he’s right.

  14. Adobe Walls
    February 15th, 2010 @ 2:58 pm

    Just saw his speech the jist is that niether side of the isle leaves room for moderates in congress. I hope he’s right.

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