Bayh said he wants to work in the private sector. I found his claim credible ... he really does sound disgusted with Washington.
McCain II.......................
Bayh voted for Obamacare, so he’s dead...
But then McCain was supposed to be dead after his support for illegal immigration, but then he came back and won the GOP nomination.
Romney, the current supposed leader, supported goverenment health care as a gov.
The point I’m making is that despite what should be obvious, given the way the GOP has set up its nomination process (which favors moderates over conservatives) a Bayh nomination isn’t as far fetched as might first be thought.
Of course, he would lose in a landslide to Obama, but the RINO party seems happier losing with a moderate than winning with a conservative.
People can throw anything against the wall they want. That doesn’t mean it’ll stick. Personally, I don’t buy this, but then I’m not a political consultant. However, I doubt the republicans would be so unwise as to seriously back a ‘newbie’ over their own stable come 2012. That could lead to insurrection for sure.
I know Evan Bayh. From my roots in Indiana and several relatives that live there now.
The man will not run for President because he lacks the “fire in the belly” that is needed to run for that office. He knows it, I know it and many of the people close to him know it.
I didn’t realise that the GOP was running a nominee for President this year?
And here I just thought the Palin people were getting an early start!
Not gonna happen. And I'm entertained by the continual references to Bayh as "moderate." Little about his voting record impresses me to be anything other than a lockstep dem. According to Project Vote Smart (http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=22418)
1. He voted FOR 0bamaCare from "jump."
2. He voted AGAINST prohibiting federal funds for abortions.
3. He voted AGAINST prohibiting U.S. Assistance for Groups that Support Coercive Abortion.
4. He voted FOR immigration amnesty.
5. He voted AGAINST drilling in ANWR.
6. He voted AGAINST Alito and Roberts for SCOTUS.
7. He voted AGAINST the Federal Marriage Amendment.
8. He supported the interests of Planned Parenthood 86% of the time.
9. He supported the interests of the National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association 100 percent.
10. He supported NARAL in a range of 60-100% for the past four years.
11. In 2008 National Taxpayers Union gave Senator Bayh a rating of F.
12. He supported the interests of the American Civil Liberties Union 57 percent in 2007-2008.
13. He supported the interests of the Human Rights Campaign 90 percent in 2007-2008.
Doesn't read "moderate" to me.
the notion is CRAZY and there no way that Bayh would get the GOP nomination.
Why would he run for president, considering he believes Congress is broken. Why would anyone want to be president working with a Congress that doesn’t “operate as it should.” He would have much more luck creating change to make it run right as a senator than he would as a president. If I was in a primary against him I would pound his own words into him over and over again. He would be toast before he even got started.
I don’t buy it. I bet he primaries Obama in ‘12. $13,000,000 is a nice chunk of change to start out with. He might even be able to swing Hillary’s endorsement as payback for his loyalty. If when he is a ‘former’ senator we keep hearing from him, I’d take it as a sign that he’s running.
Bayh as a Republican: Don’t make me laugh, He voted for both DemDeathcare and the “Stimulus” (as well as a miriad of other liberal agenda/bills) while in Congress- He’s no Chuch Schummer, but He’s no Jim DeMint (or Tom Coburn) either..! I have ~NEVER~ voted for Bayh, and I won’t get on the bandwagon celebrating a faux-Conservative; nor will ever VOTE for HIM!
BAYH IS PLANNING A PRESIDENTIAL RUN IN 2016 (versus an allegedly weakened GOP incumbent).
That does not mean this candidacy will definitely occur. It is a contingency plan only. In 2016, the Obama-Left will not be too energized for another race, same way McGovern ‘72 discouraged big interest in a lefty in 1976 (opening the door for “moderate” Carter).
just another viewpoint.