Evan Bayh for Governor: go tell Barack Obama's Mama

Senator Birch Evan Bayh, III (D-IN) announcement that he will not run for president is such a disappointment to his supporters. Perhaps Bayh's supporters could get him to run for governor again in Indiana. If Bayh supporters believe that he is such a great politician bring him back to Indiana. Because Bayh as a career politician has not done much of anything else. Bayh, III served as campaign chair for his father's, Birch Bayh, II, run for a Senate seat in Washington during 1980.

After Bayh, III graduated in 1981 from the University of Virginia Law School, he came back home to piggy back on the family name ( his father was a hog farmer) to win a seat to jump start his political career. Often cited as a candidate with no baggage, Bayh's run for Indiana Secretary of State raised a question about him meeting the five year residency requirement for that position in 1986. Nevertheless, Bayh won the Secretary of State seat, and later ran for governor of Indiana and won two terms, 1989-1996. Bayh's popularity in Indiana was tested when he ran against Paul Helmke, a former Mayor of Fort Wayne for the United States Senate Seat in 1998. Bayh won with a huge margin, confirming his identity to Hoosiers family name recognition as a career politician.


The public really needs someone more decisive than a career politician to run for president, a politician who has done more than just raise funds. This is not the 60's, we need someone with something more than a square chin or that boyish charm that is telegenic for the president of this country.

And it's that public fascination with Bayh that comes from the energy of Indiana's greats such as Richard Lugar and Dan Coats, that's all that it is. Bayh pales in comparison to the two legislatures. It was those two men who were really presidential material, Bayh was never a presidential potential. Bayh fooled the people with his good ole farm boy charm as he sold them snake oil of hope. Bayh used a slick Bill Clinton's democratic charm as he took the public money. Money from folks who wanted to believe this city slick-country boy, and Indiana's favorite son, had a hope and prayer chance of becoming president in Washington where he grew up. Well the pursuit for president is over for Bayh is over, at least for 2008.


It's been reported in various newspapers, that Bayh himself at this point realizes that he can't compete in the league of giants in the presidential candidate pool and he needed to step aside. It may sound good but on a deeper level, more than likely the David like creature was told to put his slingshot away. And Bayh had to stop pretending to his people that he had even ghost of a chance to stand on the podium with this caliber of political leaders. The only candidate in which Bayh could have held a candle too was Barack Obama(D-IL).

But Obama's charm burned a much brighter. Obama's oratory skill are so genuine that they silenced whatever Bayh was attempting to sell to the voters. In fact, it was reported by various news sources that Obama attracted hundreds of supporters in Iowa compared to Bayh, and this was after Bayh had formed an exploratory committee. So, Bayh reign as a presidential candidate with the Democratic party ended as Obama pointed to ABC's televised Monday night football game fans, it's time. Obama wasn't just talking football, he was flanking some political charm. Touchdown!





It is reported in Indystar, that one of Bayh's supporter, believes that the polls suggest that Democratic voters wants a more louder and angrier candidate, a veiled attempt at mocking those who are left in the pool of potential candidates. When in fact, Bayh canned answers among real power hitters would have stood out as just that empty soundbites. With the remaining candidate, Bayh would have had to have had something to say, which is that he is not as qualified as the other potential candidates. If you can believe the polls by the Cook Political Report, it is Obama that is sucking the air out of the hope for a female president. Bayh exit does nothing. It was time for Bayh's fans to stop paying and just say bye bye.


Especially since the man himself, Bayh, admits that he was not a viable candidate for president in 2008, and it could be inferred from that admission that would also apply to him not being considered for a potential vice-president. Whomever is running for the title of president should want a running mate that can appeal to the masses, and that is not Midwesterner values Bayh. Now, Bayh could continue his fund raising by coming up with a new line, such as, he will run for president in 2012 to keep that money flowing in, but running for governor of Indiana would be a wiser choice. Or Bayh could do a Joe Lieberman, and run as an Independent for president. Or Bayh could crossover and run as a true republican because they will needs a charming nominate. If not, it's time to say good Bayh to Bayh this time.