CNN: Bayh will form presidential exploratory committee next week

[DeepModem Mom]

Friday, December 01, 2006
Bayh will form presidential exploratory committee next week

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Indiana, will form a presidential exploratory committee early next week, a Democratic source tells CNN.

The Democrat plans to visit the key campaign state of Iowa next Monday.

Bayh will become the third national politician to file papers for a presidential exploratory committee. Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, and former New York GOP Mayor Rudy Giuliani have already taken the initial step in running for president....

http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/blogs/politicalticker/2006/12/bayh-will-form-presidential.html

[bluestateguy]

1. Uh huh

:boring:

[AlamoDemoc]

2. We did stay under the radar too long....maybe he stands a chance...lol

[dhill926]

3. yawn...

he was a decent governor...but not gonna happen on the national stage...

[davidinalameda]

4. will he be the anti-Hillary?

he could bring a few red states in that Kerry blew in 2004 but I haven't seen enough to form a real opinion

[democraticinsurgent]

5. Speaking of real opinions

it's my experience that (as a longtime Hoosier Dem) Sen. Bayh doesnt have any real opinions. Or original thoughts.

[JNelson6563]

6. That's what I'd heard

always good to hear from a constituent.

Julie

[LiberalFighter]

7. You got that right!

I'm not a Hoosier and don't play one. But I have lived here since Bayh held his first political office.

I've been to many of his rally's, State Democratice Conventions, Jefferson Jackson Dinners and other events where he has attended. Not really much of a speaker. Not much on ideas. Not much on understanding the issues important to working people. Not much on warmth.

[davidinalameda]

9. looks like the apple fell way far from the tree then

his father was great

[Ian David]

8. Evan Bayh: YUCK!!! 59!!!

National Journal - Composite Liberal Score


Year: 2003
Issue: National Journal
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The following ratings are based on calculations by the organization of economic, defense and foreign policy voting records. These percentages are calculated through a complex mathematical formula to determine how liberally a member of Congress voted in relation to the rest of the House or Senate.


IN U.S. Senate Jr Evan Bayh Democrat 59
CT U.S. Senate Jr Joseph I. Lieberman Democrat 71
NY U.S. Senate Jr Hillary Rodham Clinton Democrat 89
MA U.S. Senate Jr John Forbes Kerry Democrat 97

More:
http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?sig_id=002939M

See also:

The National Journal also has compiled a ranking of the top ten liberals in the Senate according to lifetime voting record. Neither Kerry nor Edwards is on the list:

National Journal: Most liberal senators, lifetime voting
1. Mark Dayton, D-Minn.
2. Paul Sarbanes, D-Md.
3. Jack Reed, D-R.I.
4. Jon Corzine, D-N.J.
5. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass.
6. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif.
7. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa
8. Richard Durbin, D-Ill.
9. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J.
10. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt

More:
most liberal senator http://mostliberalsenator.blogspot.com/

I want one of THOSE ten guys above!

[yurbud]

10. let's hope the explorers come to the same conclusion Mark Warner's did: the era of the sellout is

over.

We don't need corporate lite.

[hippiechick]

11. oh puke

:puke: He's such a waste of a good suit.

[Countdown_3_2_1]

12. Bayh needs a Veep named, "Humbug!"

The buttons, Bayh/Humbug '08

[lateo]

13. Blah...more DLC trash.

No thanks.

[UTUSN]

14. & charisma left the room. n/t

[Robbien]

15. Most Americans would say Bayh? Bayh who?

The man is so low profile, the only way he would win is if everyone else in the race fell down dead. Even then Bayh would probably lose to the dead guy.