That was the deal in '08, a vp slot. No other reason, explains why bayh dropped his presidential bid then.
Evan has skeletons dancing in the closets and it is why he is controlled.
All plausible scenarios, but it could be simpler: Bayh may want Billy Tauzin’s job at PHarma.
Well, if those skeletons are there, apparently whoever pulls his strings jerked too hard.
You can’t pull strings if the strings are cut. And by leaving, he screws over all of those democrats still in the Senate. Also Indiana democrats on the ballot, because he was the big ticket item that dragged all of them along.