Reply #87: would you rather have a republican there?

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I don't like a lot of Bayh's votes and if a more progressive Democrat challenged him the primary, I'd be inclined to offer my support. But as between Bayh and his repub opponent, I'd rather have a Democrat who supports the Democratic party position 75% of the time, and who specifically supported bills such as the Lily Ledbetter fair pay act and the stimulus bill than a repub who would vote against the positions and legislation I support 100 percent of the time. Do I wish Bayh had not voted to tie gun rights to the DC Voting rights bill? Of course. But I also wish Feingold hadn't done the same thing.