My Bayh Line
I learned a lot of things this week when Evan Bayh announced he was not to running for re-election. Here they are…
- Someone in this town can actually keep a secret. Bayh has been going back and forth for weeks on whether to run again and only his closet friends and advisers knew this and not one of them said a thing.
- 90% of the national media punditocracy have absolutely no clue as to what they are talking about. Anyone who thought Tamara d’Ippolito seriously had a chance of getting on the ballot was on crack. The next time the nationals decide to start talking, maybe they want to call someone who’s actually covered the race.
- Is there any real reason to keep the current primary system? The Democratic State Central Committee will pick Bayh’s replacement while Republicans are headed towards a brutal primary. Either get rid of the primary and let the party nominate their candidates or do an open primary system and let the top two vote-getters square off in the general election.
- Sometimes taking a chance against what seems insurmountable odds (running against Evan Bayh) actually pays off (Greg Ballard).
- Was Indiana politics ever this interesting before I got here?
Just a few thoughts.
