I’m from Indiana and I didn’t see that one coming.
As far as I can tell, Coats is yesterday’s news. Given that he dropped out in 1998 and is running now screams opportunism.
I don’t think anybody saw this one coming. I haven’t heard his name in forever and didn’t know he was ambassador to Germany.
Given that he dropped out in 1998 and is running now screams opportunism.
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Anytime you run against someone with the Last name “Bayh” in Indiana, that is NOT opportunism.
What it screams is HONESTY....
Brutal, and straight up honesty. And he’s the best chance we have to openly defeat Evan Bayh.
His record is impeccable, and hell, he could run for PRESIDENT with his qualifications. I could be a bit biased, though, as he was my Congressional rep.
My feeling is not everyone is going to be a leader. If we get enough true conservatives—who used to be called liberals—before statism took over, then they will go along with the party. The Tea Party has to hit critical mass within the Republican Party. The good thing is that in so many places, NY, CA, Ill and other states the party is so decimated that taking control of it will not be very difficult. If one third of the seats go to true conservatives that should be enough to carry the day.
Coats was a good conservative, so is Hostettler but Daniels would be better, he’s the sitting Governor and would have a better chance.
Perhaps we ought to ask one of the Quayle kids to run against Evan Bayh. After all, Dan Quayle beat Birch Bayh. Let’s make a family feud in IN: Bayh vs Quayle.
Just before Scott Brown’s victory, a web site listed side by side comparion of reports on the Senate races. The Cook Report, Larry Sabato of Uni of Vir, and a few other polsters and pudits who do a pretty good jobs.
The absolute safest Dem in the 2010 elections for the Senate was Bayh. Everyone thought he was a shoo in. All 5 of the analysts said he was the safest. Safer than Boxer, Gillibrand and other Dems in more liberal states like IL.
I thought a younger guy was thinking about it. I forget his name. Not John Hotstetler (sp?) who is a good guy.
If we can get Bayh in trouble then no one is safe. IN has Lilly and Stryker I think? Medical companies - the Dems have to go. Obama will destroy this country.
The Democrats have skeletons in their closets. Republican skeletons actually cut out the middle man, escape the closet, and run for office themselves.