slucero wrote:Fact Finder wrote:Another one bites the dust...and this one's a big surprise...Rats leaving the sinking ship?
Evan Bayh will not seek reelection
Sen. Evan Bayh will not run for re-election, a decision that will shock Democrats and Republicans alike in Indiana.
http://www.indystar.com/article/2010021 ... reelectionThis is huge....

Pretty sad... I read the article.... he appears to be a man who has lost faith in Congress... and knows the difference between "public servant" and "politician"... he equally slams both parties for their unwillingness to do the right thing...
Hopefully some sheeple will see how impotent our Congress is.
Seemed to be a decent guy. I had originally predicted Obama would choose him as his running mate, which would've been smart politics and good policy ultimately. The choice of Bayh as V.P. would've given an insight into where his presidency would go (i.e., more moderate, more transformational). Once he chose Biden I assumed it'd be: push hard left, pay back all the Democrat special interests (i.e., union bosses) -- basically Washington business-as-usual.
Unfortunately Bayh allowed himself to get pushed into supporting the Obama agenda (especially the pork-ridden "stimulus" bill, and the Obama health care catastrophe), probably against his better judgement. He was definitely going to pay a price for that this autumn, and would definitely struggle with re-election this year.
For those keeping track: the likely GOP pick-ups this year now include: ND, AR, DE, NV, IN, CO, PA, and IL. That's 8 seats, which would bring the GOP to 49. Four other seats (NY special election, WI, CA, WA) could be in play with the right candidates. Barbara Boxer looks particularly vulnerable, polling under 50% right now. No GOP-held Senate seats look to swing toward the Democrats at this point.
Oh, and by the way: the GOP picked up exactly 8 seats in the Senate in 1994. So this year, at least in the U.S. Senate elections, it could be worse for the Democrats than 1994.