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Will Bayh Run for Governor — Again?
Now that Evan Bayh has decided not to run for President, will he also leave the Senate? Human Events reports that Bayh is considering a run in 2008 for his old job as Governor of Indiana — which he reportedly enjoyed more than being a Senator — against incumbent Republican Mitch Daniels. Daniels has seen his popularity fall due to budget cuts and other factors, and has been coy on whether or not he'll even run again. Should Bayh opt to run for Governor, his candidacy would naturally take him out of the running for the Vice Presidential slot.
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I certainly wouldn't mind Governor Bayh and Senator Peterson--Bayh was a good governor of IN and Peterson would be just as good a Senator as Bayh. It'd certainly be a net plus for the Dems over Govenor Daniels and Senator Bayh.
Here's more info on Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson (cut and paste): http://www.indygov.org/eGov/Mayor/Staff/mayor_bio.htm
December 26, 2006 2:48 PM | Reply | Permalink
Great. We'd lose that Senate seat for sure. The Democratic bench in Indiana is very very thin, and it's a very Republican state.
December 27, 2006 6:24 AM | Reply | Permalink