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| Reports: Bayh Will Not Seek Re-Election |
| 2010-02-15 |
| Sen. Evan Bayh will announce Monday that he will not seek re-election, sources say. Bayh scheduled a Monday afternoon news conference to announce the decision, CNN reported and the Washington Post reported. Bayh had been under scrutiny in recent weeks, and Republicans felt that they could pick up his Senate seat. Former Sen. Dan Coats is among Republicans seeking to win that party's nomination. Bayh has held the senate seat since 1998. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #21 Queen - Another One Bites The Dust |
| Posted by: Don Vito Gluter2312 2010-02-15 21:59 |
| #20 But if D'Ippolito doesn't get her qualifying signatures in on time the Dem party apparatus gets to appoint their candidate. Let's hope those signatures show up. |
| Posted by: lotp 2010-02-15 19:29 |
| #19 The picture is worth it. From the comments whoever it is she needs to stop biting and let go of HillaryÂ’s teat. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2010-02-15 19:22 |
| #18 Wheeee! |
| Posted by: Iblis 2010-02-15 19:18 |
| #17 even if the Mikulski rumors don't pan out - this post's pic is worth archiving. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-02-15 18:36 |
| #16 I'll order more popcorn. :-D |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2010-02-15 18:28 |
| #15 Actually the news is even worse for the Democrats. The only person who might qualify is Tamyra D'Ippolito Here is what a comment on Firedoglake has to say: "I live in Bloomington, Indiana-where this new candidate is from. I can tell you with 100% certainty that this woman will be CRUSHED in a general election. She would have been crushed in a primary even if Bayh had not been a factor. She is an amateur to the 3rd degree and is a bit of a laughing stock around town. She owns an Italian Restaurant that is basically open when she feels like it and the business (surprise, surprise) is going under. I have spoken with her on the phone (trying to learn more about her restaurant when it first opened) and she is a complete flake. Last Christmas eve, I called to ask her if they were going to be open, we had a brief extremely confusing conversation in which she basically said, “Maybe” and then later that day she called my house TWICE to find out why I had called. She’s currently being evicted from the building that houses her restaurant for not having paid rent in several months. Businesses fail, which is completely understandable in this economy, but to try to run for public office even while you are fighting an eviction for not paying rent? That is beyond questionable. As a long time Bloomington resident I can honestly say that I do NOT want this woman representing me." |
| Posted by: Frozen Al 2010-02-15 17:14 |
| #14 heh heh post-Bayh procedural issues. Deadline's tomorrow and only one Donk-nut has even close to enuf signatures. It could get very messy |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-02-15 16:32 |
| #13 I hope Bayh dropped for the reasons he said. Maybe he was tired of being part of the cesspool we called DC. |
| Posted by: Gloria 2010-02-15 16:30 |
| #12 We had a republican governor. Don't be surprised if O'Malley doesn't get the boot. He is not soaring anymore. Lots of unhappy folks here in Maryland. |
| Posted by: Gloria 2010-02-15 16:27 |
| #11 If Mikulski were to pass on the election, The Democrat would still win. Maryland is bluer than Mass. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2010-02-15 15:46 |
| #10 He may be setting himself up to run as a centrist Dem Pres in 2012. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2010-02-15 15:41 |
| #9 Ace has a post up saying Fred's own Md Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-hairy moled toad) is retiring as well. So where's that "permanent majority", Speaker (for now) Pelosi? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-02-15 15:37 |
| #8 Evan Bayh always underperformed in his Senate elections. He won but he always had people wondering why the races were as close as they were, since the Pubs generally had a stiff opposing him. Coats isn’t Pence but Coats was a decent Senator in his time, and his advantage today is that he can point to that time and say, “look, the country wasn’t so messed up when =I= was Senator.” That’s a good argument for the fall of 2010. Bayh has money, a good family, a nice house in DC, and lots of friends. He was never really a Hoosier and doesn’t particularly need to be one anymore. He’s had a good run and he gets to be called ‘Senator’ for the rest of his life. He’ll turn up. He’ll do the board thing. Perhaps he’ll be an ambassador. Perhaps he’ll get a Cabinet position — Bambi can appoint him to something to show that he “returning to the center”. Better to walk away now than get trounced in November. There’s a lot of that going around. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2010-02-15 15:02 |
| #7 Don't really wanna make it tough,I just wanna tell you that I had enough. It might sound crazy, But it ain't no lie, Baby, bye, bye, Bayh! Bye Bayh! |
| Posted by: Mike 2010-02-15 12:58 |
| #6 Did someone on the 'Burg mention that politicians get to keep their warchests when they retire?? |
| Posted by: Tom-Pa 2010-02-15 12:18 |
| #5 According to AOS Bayh has a 20 point lead in the polls and 13 million in the warchest. Interesting he should not seek reelection. |
| Posted by: bman 2010-02-15 12:03 |
| #4 Getting out while the going is good ? |
| Posted by: Tom-Pa 2010-02-15 11:43 |
| #3 Ed Morrisey notes the filing deadline for the ballot is tomorrow. Heh |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-02-15 11:42 |
| #2 Another Democrat reads the polls. |
| Posted by: Kelly 2010-02-15 11:10 |
| #1 bump bump bump and another one bites the dust bump bump bump |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-02-15 11:04 |