Republican Gains in Indiana

By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  October 19th at 07:34 AM  | 

     Probably the biggest blow to the Democratic Party this year was the surprise announcement in February that Indiana Senator Evan Bayh would not seek re-election.  Like North Dakota Senator Byron Dorgan before him, he cited the partisan rancor in Washington as the reason for his decision.  The timing of Bayh’s announcement, some say, left the Democrats in Indiana with their pants down although Bayh | Read More »