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Bye Bye Bayh.

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http://politics.theatlantic.com/2010/02/bayhs_retirement.php

Fox News is reporting that Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN) will retire in 2010, dealing a blow to Democrats' electoral prospects for the upcoming midterms.

The Democratic retirement wave has been limited mostly to the House (where more Republicans have actually announced retirements) but Bayh's retirement follows exit announcements by Sens. Byron Dorgan (D-SD) and Chris Dodd (D-CT).

And it makes the race or Bayh's seat more competitive.

Bayh's seat has been rated as "lean Democratic" by the Cook Political Report, and Democrats had succeeded in launching a relentless attack on former Sen. Dan Coats (R) since he entered his name into race against Bayh. Bayh had led both Coats and fellow challenger John Hostettler (a former congressman) by double digits--Coats by 20 points and Hostettler by 16 points in recent polls.
 
It will be interesting to see if the abandoning incumbents allow better Dem candidates to take their place or if it leads to GOP take overs. Should be an interesting election.
 
novice skeptic said:
It will be interesting to see if the abandoning incumbents allow better Dem candidates to take their place or if it leads to GOP take overs. Should be an interesting election.
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I think with these extra open seats the Republicans will increase their chances of winning the Senate.
 
MaGZ said:
I think with these extra open seats the Republicans will increase their chances of winning the Senate.
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IDK it could be that some of these quitters would have lost, but that whoever replaces them can run untarnished and not as part of the failing current congress. Part of the GOP attacks were surely going to be running against Pelosi/Reid/Obama. It could be argued that these weak candidates are dying off by quitting, but actually strengthening the herd by doing so.

I don't know if that's true or not, but it is a realistic interpretation.
 
Drysdale said:
Why?
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Glenn Greenwald wrote a nice ode to him a couple months ago:
Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh -- who was one of the most vocal cheerleaders for the invasion of Iraq, talks excitedly about punishing, and even bombing, Iran, and is now demanding full-scale escalation in Afghanistan -- was on Fox News yesterday and highlighted what a fraud most so-called "fiscal conservatives" and "deficit hawks" like him really are:
WALLACE: ... Now, some top Democrats are talking about the idea -- the new idea of a war tax to pay for the escalation in Afghanistan. Good idea?

BAYH: No, I don't think it's a good idea, not at this point, Chris. First of all, you need to provide for the nation's security regardless of your financial situation, and there's no bigger deficit hawk in Congress than I am.

I think we need to start coming to grips with this. We're going to have a big vote coming up on the debt ceiling. I don't think we should vote to raise the debt ceiling until we have a strategy in place to get our deficits down.

So we've got to take the fiscal situation seriously, but, number one, national security comes first.

Number two, we've got to look at cutting spending in other parts of the budget before we even talk about raising taxes.
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It's impossible to find a more perfectly representative face for the rotted Washington establishment than Evan Bayh. He is the pure expression of virtually every attribute that makes the Beltway so dysfunctional, deceitful and corrupt.

Bayh wants to send other people into every proposed war he can find and keep them there forever without ever bearing any of the costs himself -- not in military service for him or his family nor even in higher taxes to pay for his glorious wars. Sacrifice is for everyone other than Evan Bayh and his friends. He runs around praising himself as a "deficit hawk" while recklessly supporting wars and indefinite occupations that the country can't afford and which drive us further into debt. He feigns concern over the "deficit" only when it comes time to deny ordinary Americans benefits which he and his family already possess in abundance. He is a loyal servant to the insurance and health care industries over his own constituents -- as his wife sits on the Boards of numerous health care giants, who, right when Bayh became a Senator, began paying her millions of dollars in cash and stock. And this Sermonizer of Personal Responsibility is the ultimate by-product of nepotism, following faithfully and effortlessly in the footsteps of his Daddy-Senator, whose seat he now occupies. The fact that he's a Democrat -- and was Obama's close-second choice for Vice President -- just underscores how bipartisan these afflictions are.

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http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2009/11/30/bayh
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leftysergeant said:
He's too far right.
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Right, left. Who cares? He's friggin' corrupt. That's the only reason I need to see his sorry @$$ tossed out.

The problem in Washington isn't Right/Left, it's Honest/Dishonest. Honest people, regardless of their affiliation, can find common ground. Dishonest assclowns like we have now are so entrenched in partisanship, they can't find their asses with both hands and a mirror.
 
Peephole said:
Good, Bayh is terrible.
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"He hates the Senate, hates the left bloggers," a friend and longtime adviser to Bayh said. "They are getting their wish, pure Democrats in the minority."
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Game, set, and match: Republicans


Keep up the good work, Peephole. I encourage you to speak, loudly, and ever more so as the November election approaches. Shout your policies, loud and proud! I do, seriously want The People to know exactly what you have in mind. Don't spare the details!
 
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Beerina said:
Game, set, and match: Republicans
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Over confident much?

The problem is that the Republicans are making total fools of themselves with their tantrums. It will not be too hard for incumbent Democrats or challengers to an incumbent blue dog Dem to play this up for the win.

If you like spoiled brats whining and stopping the country from functioning at all, by all means, vote GOP.

If you like delusional twits who think that doing more of what slammed us into the toilet ecconmicly is a good idea, vote GOP.
 
leftysergeant said:
Over confident much?

The problem is that the Republicans are making total fools of themselves with their tantrums. It will not be too hard for incumbent Democrats or challengers to an incumbent blue dog Dem to play this up for the win.

If you like spoiled brats whining and stopping the country from functioning at all, by all means, vote GOP.

If you like delusional twits who think that doing more of what slammed us into the toilet ecconmicly is a good idea, vote GOP.
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Patronize much?

You seem to have forgotten, LS, that the Republicans couldn't have done it without their buddies on the other side of the aisle. This is NOT about Left or Right. You have two parties who have united in one unstated goal: To answer the question, "What's in it for me?"

I'm beginning to wonder if on Sept. 11th, the terrorists suddenly realized that if they took out the Capitol, they'd actually IMPROVE things, and they just said, "The hell with it. Poke the damn thing here..."
 
Beerina said:
Game, set, and match: Republicans


Keep up the good work, Peephole. I encourage you to speak, loudly, and ever more so as the November election approaches. Shout your policies, loud and proud! I do, seriously want The People to know exactly what you have in mind. Don't spare the details!
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Bayh not only being corrupt but a crybaby as well, is supposed to convince me of something?
 
leftysergeant said:
Over confident much?

The problem is that the Republicans are making total fools of themselves with their tantrums. It will not be too hard for incumbent Democrats or challengers to an incumbent blue dog Dem to play this up for the win.
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Could be a challenge to get it done in time:

Sen. Evan Bayh's (D-IN) decision to retire has sent Dems scrambling to figure out who will carry the party's standard -- and how to go about getting that person on the ballot in the first place.

Candidates running for statewide office in IN have to collect 500 signatures from each of the state's 9 districts. Those signatures are due by tomorrow.
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Not impossible, clearly, but a challenge, obviously.
 
novice skeptic said:
It will be interesting to see if the abandoning incumbents allow better Dem candidates to take their place or if it leads to GOP take overs. Should be an interesting election.
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It'll be a mixed bag. For example, in the case of Dodd retiring the Conn. Senate seat, it seems to have made it more likely the Democrats will hold onto it. That said, I think Bayh leaving is a loss for the Dems.
 
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