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Remember that last-minute filing deadline that Ed talked about this morning, how Indiana Democrats would be forced to go through a caucus process because no one qualified for the ballot in time? Well, “no one” is on the verge of becoming someone. Red State’s got the right idea. She claims she needs 500 signatures by tomorrow, especially from the 8th District, although she’d feel safer with 1,000. If you’re a conservative Hoosier and you get a knock on the door, you know what to do. It would be something close to a nightmare scenario for Democrats: were [Tamyra] D’Ippolito to...

If she gets 4500 signatures, she's on the ballot. And she's a neophyte the state party doesn't like and apparently a leftish ideologue, so she can't win. Beautiful.

A Bloomington, Ind., restaurant owner who had been running an obscure and uphill challenge against Sen. Evan Bayh for the Democratic nomination claimed Monday that she’s just 1,000 signatures short of qualifying for the ballot. In an interview with POLITICO, Tamyra D'Ippolito said that after news broke Monday morning that Bayh was retiring, her campaign contacted Democratic officials in Indiana to request they help her get the needed signatures by noon Tuesday — when they must be verified by the state’s 92 country registrars. It would be something close to a nightmare scenario for Democrats: were D’Ippolito to qualify for...

Senator Evan Bayh’s decision not to seek re-election this November makes him just the latest among numerous Democrats who announced they are quitting. They have looked at the Obamacare debacle, the crippling debt, the millions of lost jobs, and the looming national security disaster heralded by the increase in jihad terror attacks on American soil, and they’re getting out. They know that Americans are waking up to how the big government policies of the Democrats are continuing to hurt our economy, and are ruinous for America. bayh Swindling Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) will not seek re-election; the drug-addled Congressman Patrick...

<p>WASHINGTON—Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh, an influential Democrat who carved out a rare role at the political center, announced Monday that he won't seek a third term, dealing a blow to a party already facing the prospect of big losses in November's congressional elections.</p>

Evan Bayh’s surprise retirement announcement revealed a common theme among those bailing on Congress this election cycle: even the politicians are sick of Washington. Bayh could not have been more blunt in his Monday speech, saying “I do not love Congress.” Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) last month said partisan rancor and the loss of comity in the Senate was driving him away. “I wish there was less rancor and more bipartisanship in the U.S. Senate these days,” he said. Moderates like Bayh and Dorgan used to actually work closely with Republicans – when the GOP ran Congress. Bayh’s speech was...

From Politico: "It would be something close to a nightmare scenario for Democrats: were D’Ippolito to qualify for the ballot, she would be the likely nominee and the party would be left to face the GOP with a political neophyte ...." Read this story at RedState.com and contact everyone you know in Indiana to sign the petition tomorrow to get this lady on the ballot. Read more: http://www.redstate.com/erick/2010/02/15/lets-help-tamyra-dippolito-get-the-500-votes-he-needs/

Millions of Americans long to tell their bosses “take this job and shove it.” Hardly any have the power and money to do so, especially in these recessionary times. Sen. Evan Bayh (D) of Indiana, however, is the exception. His stunning retirement from the Senate is essentially a loud and emphatic “screw you” to President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. For months now, Bayh has been screaming at the top of his voice that the party needs to reorient toward a more popular, centrist agenda -- one that emphasizes jobs and fiscal responsibility over health care and cap...

Back in 1988, Sen. Dan Coats, R-Ind., decided not to seek another term rather than take on popular ex-Gov. Evan Byah. With Coats out, Bayh won easily. Coats recently threw his hat into the ring for 2010, setting the stage for the Hoosier State showdown 12 years later. But now Bayh, in a shocker, says he won’t run. The Bayh-Coats angst-no-action drama resembles that of boxing, where top fighters often fail to face each other

A Bloomington, Ind., restaurant owner who had been running an obscure and uphill challenge against Sen. Evan Bayh for the Democratic nomination claimed Monday that she’s just 1,000 signatures short of qualifying for the ballot. In an interview with POLITICO, Tamyra D'Ippolito said that after news broke Monday morning that Bayh was retiring, her campaign contacted Democratic officials in Indiana to request they help her get the needed signatures by noon Tuesday — when they must be verified by the state’s 92 country registrars. It would be something close to a nightmare scenario for Democrats: were D’Ippolito to qualify for...

WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Barack Obama suffered another setback Monday as a fifth Democratic senator, centrist heavyweight Evan Bayh, decided not to run for re-election in dismay at the bitter political climate. Obama, who reportedly tried to talk Bayh out of retiring, faces a looming Republican resurgence and risks watching strong majorities in Congress crumble in November mid-term elections, and with them his ambitious reform agenda. With his tearful wife and two sons at his side, Bayh, 54, expressed disenchantment with excessive partisanship in the Congress as he announced his decision at a press conference in the state capital...

Pro-Abortion Sen. Bayh to Retire, Easier for Pro-Life Senate Wins Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Senator Evan Bayh, an abortion advocate from Indiana, will announced today that he will retire from the Senate. His departure is seen by political observers as making it much easier for one of the pro-life Republicans seeking his seat to win it and, ultimately, potentially shifting more Senate seats to pro-lifers. http://www.LifeNews.com/state4810.html

Evan Bayh 2:00p.m. news conference talking about why he will not seek re-election to U.S. Senate from Indiana

WASHINGTON—Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh, a centrist Democrat who represents a Republican-leaning state, has decided to retire rather than seek re-election in November, two senior Democratic Party officials said, in a blow to his party. Mr. Bayh, 54 years old, is the latest in a series of lawmakers who have said they wouldn't run for re-election this year, as polls show rising voter discontent with both parties and Congress in the face of continued high unemployment and a mounting federal deficit. "To put it in the words most Hoosiers can understand: I love working for the people of Indiana, I love...

Sure looks like a lot of the Democrat incumbents have seen the handwriting on the wall, and have realized that their days in Congress are numbered. They have been weighed in the balances by their constituents, and are found wanting. As a result, Democrat incumbents are dropping like flies. The latest? Illinois Sen. Evan Bayh,who joins Patches Kennedy of RI, Chris Dodd of CT, and Sen. Byron Dorgan of ND in unexpected retirement. Next on the list could be my own representative, William Delahunt of Massachusetts, who, after Scott Brown swept to a Senate victory last month, and amid some...

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Bye bye, Evan Bayh: Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh will not seek re-election this year, a decision that hands Republicans a prime pickup opportunity in the middle of the country. “After all these years, my passion for service to my fellow citizens is undiminished, but my desire to do so by serving in Congress has waned,” Bayh will say. Bayh will announce the decision at a press conference later today.

Evan Bayh, Indiana’s junior senator and a former governor of the state, said today he will not seek re-election. The decision reflects what seems to be a sudden change of heart for Bayh, as Democrats nationwide look ahead to a year in which electoral prospects could be grim. Former U.S. Senator Dan Coats, a Republican, returned to Indiana and announced his intentions to challenge Bayh. Though political observers said the race has become more competitive given the current political climate, Bayh still appeared likely to win a third term. Three recent polls all pegged his favorability rating among Hoosiers above...

Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh will not seek re-election this year, a decision that hands Republicans a prime pickup opportunity in the middle of the country. "After all these years, my passion for service to my fellow citizens is undiminished, but my desire to do so by serving in Congress has waned," Bayh will say.

JUST BREAKING....RED STATE DEMOCRAT RETIRES.