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Bayh-bye election?

by esconded, Mon Aug 04, 2008 at 11:06:52 PM EST

So it looks like it's Evan Bayh as Obama's running mate--unless this is the biggest bluff so far.

I'm not sold on Evan Bayh. He just doesn't provide the zing Obama needs right now. With that little US map icon turning yellow on Pollster.com, it's time to throw a big caution flag out there on Obama's campaign.

Why mention tire gauges? Leave that to the Shell Answer man. People don't like to preached at. It totally undercut what was an excellent response to the McCain energy offensive. I know Bayh is actually more progressive than people think, but he is dull. And will he swing Indiana? I doubt it right now. Indiana hasn't been polled in nearly six weeks. This election will come down to MI, CO, OH and VA.

I;m not sold on Tim Kaine either; my preference if it isn't Hillary is Biden, Clark or Schweitzer. I'm afraid with Bayh, that the downward spiral will continue.

Obama needs to shake up the the dymanics of a race that's rapidly slipping away from him. Sen Bayh won't change the dynamics.

Tags: Evan Bayh, Barack Obama, VP selections, Indiana, Pollster.com (all tags)

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Re: Bayh-bye election? (none / 0)

Smell McTroll Poop

Another sock puppet

Hello!

Obama/Adam West or Bruce Campbell or Lucy Lawless '08

by Purple with Green Stipes and Pink Polka Dots Dem on Mon Aug 04, 2008 at 11:09:16 PM EST

requesting haikus n/t (2.00 / 1)

by upstate girl on Mon Aug 04, 2008 at 11:13:13 PM EST
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Re: requesting haikus n/t (2.00 / 1)

Ya' know, if you look at McCain, and you squint REAL hard...His Face Disappears!

Very Cool!

Obama/Adam West or Bruce Campbell or Lucy Lawless '08

by Purple with Green Stipes and Pink Polka Dots Dem on Mon Aug 04, 2008 at 11:25:22 PM EST
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Re: requesting haikus n/t (none / 0)

Sorry, that wasn't a haiku, was it.

Let me think a bit more...

Obama/Adam West or Bruce Campbell or Lucy Lawless '08

by Purple with Green Stipes and Pink Polka Dots Dem on Mon Aug 04, 2008 at 11:26:49 PM EST
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Re: Bayh-bye election? (none / 0)

Hold on a second...

So someone expresses their feeling that they don't like Bayh as Obama's running mate and he is automatically a troll? Is that what this site has become?

Restore America's Strength.

by RJEvans on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 12:04:03 PM EST
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Please allow me to pontificate (2.00 / 1)

..on various rumors and random possibilities, coupled with a heavy dose of pessimism and backseat driving, which will lead me to the inevitable (I'm sure you'll agree) conclusion that we are doooooooooooooooooooooooooooomed.

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by upstate girl on Mon Aug 04, 2008 at 11:12:33 PM EST

For what reasons (none / 0)

would Bayh hurt Obama? He's popular in Indiana and in blue-collar rust belt, and he's a very successful ex-Governor. He's no more moderate than Hillary or even Biden, or hell even Schweitzer.

Bayh has both inside DC and outside DC experience, but his biggest successes came from when he was in Indianapolis.

The American people; they were for the war before they were against it.

by nrafter530 on Mon Aug 04, 2008 at 11:13:31 PM EST

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Bayh doesn't know how to attack. Obama is just going to keep on getting trashed by the GOP while Team Obama does nothing but call them 'cynical' and 'washington insiders'. Oooooo...that's going to leave a lasting impression on the public.

by Steve24 on Mon Aug 04, 2008 at 11:13:32 PM EST

Honestly (none / 0)

if Obama was to attack with the same magnitude, the media would spin in as he being an angry black man in the mold of Farrakhan and Sharpton and he'd lose for sure.

An attacking VP Hillary would be categorized as "blood-sucking evil bitch" and a VP Biden attacking would have his words over analyzed and Obama would spend his entire campaign trying to explain Biden's comments.

Honestly, if we can't win by staying above the fray, then we could never have won. We were doomed from day one. If this is what America wants, then let it have it.

They should probably rename Stockholm Syndrome, Ohio Syndrome.

The American people; they were for the war before they were against it.

by nrafter530 on Mon Aug 04, 2008 at 11:17:50 PM EST
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Re: Bayh-bye election? (2.00 / 1)

Hold on let me get a piece of paper and a pen so I can note your concern.

Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof.

by jsfox on Mon Aug 04, 2008 at 11:18:33 PM EST

Big troubles 3 months out! (2.00 / 1)

My God man! To the lifeboats!

by JJE on Mon Aug 04, 2008 at 11:35:05 PM EST

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His selection is the best thing that could happen to Indiana Democrats. We have a really tough gubernatorial election going on and with Bayh on the top of the ticket it will be much easier to win.

The sharpest criticism often goes hand in hand with the deepest idealism and love of country. ~RFK

by Vox Populi on Mon Aug 04, 2008 at 11:38:19 PM EST

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I'm no fan of Evan Bayh, mainly because of this but if he could really deliver Indiana's 11 electoral college votes McCain would have virtually no path to victory.

I just care about winning this thing, and if that means Bayh on the ticket, so be it I suppose.

by Will Graham on Mon Aug 04, 2008 at 11:38:46 PM EST

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I think that's right. McCain would have to pick off a state like PA or MI or he'd fall just short of 270.

by IncognitoErgoSum on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 12:36:49 AM EST
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Bayh...a little too safe... (none / 0)

...and, certainly not a strong pitbull.

If Obama's got a weakness, it's that he doesn't take the gloves off.

Some around here would call noble and the right thing to do.

As far as I'm concerned, we'll be running the risk of sacrificing a victory for piety's sake.

There are too many better choices out there than this.

Not good. We're not "doooooomed." Just underwhelmed.

And, then there's the macrocosmic flip-flop re: change.

Same as it ever was...a rush towards mediocrity, as it were.

by bobswern on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 01:18:40 AM EST

Re: Don't Blame BAYH, - Its All About Barack! (none / 0)

Don't blame Bayh if Obama losses. This is ALL ABOUT BARACK OBAMA !

With the absolute worse Economy in over 40 years, the Lowest Republican Party approval rating in the last 4 decades, and the Lowest Poll rating of any U.S. President in history in Republican Bush- THIS IS ALL ABOUT BARACK OBAMA.

With the expected Landslide Democratic victory in the House & Senate this November, again-THIS IS ALL ABOUT BARACK OBAMA.

Its Always the Top of the Ticket that Wins or goes down in defeat.

George H. Bush did not win because of Dan Quayle.

John Kerry did not lose because of John Edwards.

This is ALL ABOUT BARACK OBAMA.

For the sake of our country, I hope he can somehow win.

Don't blame us. Many of us here did not choose the WEAKEST Democratic Nominee in a decade.

If Kerry, Gore, Hillary or Bill, Edwards or Bayh was running as the nominee, we would be talking Inauguration today.

So far, many if not most of the 18 Million people who Did Not Vote for Obama in the Democratic primary are rapidly realizing how right they were.

Bayh, Kaine, Sebelius or Clinton CANNOT win it for Obama.

This one is All About Barack Obama!

We told you so! Many times ! But all you cared about his the "feel good" history.

Enjoy the rough ride !

by labanman on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 01:41:08 AM EST

Obama is the weakest (none / 0)

nominee in a decade? You mean since Bill Clinton? Really?

Kerry? Really?

The American people; they were for the war before they were against it.

by nrafter530 on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 07:07:58 PM EST
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Re: Bayh-bye election? (none / 0)

I'm really curious...would Obama choose someone who voted for the Iraq resolution? He hammered Clinton during the primary for that vote. Is he really going to choose someone who in his opinion, expressed bad judgment?

Restore America's Strength.

by RJEvans on Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 12:12:16 PM EST

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