New revelations about Bayh’s time in office cast more doubt on a Democratic campaign dogged by scandal
by Alexandra DeSanctis
When Democrat Evan Bayh jumped into the Indiana Senate race last July, it was widely believed that the race would be a slam-dunk for his party. Bayh had served three terms as a U.S. senator in Indiana before stepping down in 2011, and, prior to that, was the state’s governor for eight years. He had a cash advantage of $9 million dollars over his Republican opponent, Todd Young, and a last name that made him Indiana political royalty. Internal Democratic polls had him up by over 20 points.........
That’s no accident: Bayh has been damaged by a slew of revelations about his post-Senate career in Washington, which have allowed the Young campaign to paint him as a political insider in this year of outsider candidates. Just last night, the Huffington Post reported that Bayh’s private schedules from his time in office indicate possible congressional-ethics violations related to his hunting for a Wall Street job while still serving in the Senate.........Bayh’s potential misuse of his office isn’t the only scandal to have dogged his campaign.......Read more
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