Evan Bayh for Governor? Or for President?

[CarmelHP]

Has anyone considered the possibility that this guy doesn't want to do politics anymore because he is sick of it? I understand that no one likes or trusts the guy on this board. That's cool. But, have you considered that what he said during his news conference might actually be the truth?

Yes, if he was an honest standup guy I'd consider it, rather than the low-down, thieving lying scoundrel that he is.

 

[Ashkelon]

Evan will do neither. He is finished.

 

[caneman]

He votes for every anti-gun bill that comes up so I'll stand away from him.

 

[jedi]

Do you know the 1st warning of a sinking ship?
It's when the RATs begin to jump ship.

Yes we should be happy that we are finally getting rid of 1 of our 2 worthless Senators. But at the same time you should begin to worry as well.

 

[jblomenberg16]

Anyone know the laws around campaign donations? I.e. can Bayh actually pocket the $$$, or does it have to be spent on a campaign for office?

While I may not agree with all of his decisions, votes, and comments, I will give him the respect that is due. If he really is sick of it and wants to do something else, good for him and his family. I'm glad he decided to retire rather than continue to be disgruntled and make even worse decisions.

If he's doing the old "I'm not interested in the Presidency/another office" gag so many people seem to do, just like so many coaches say "I'm not interested in going to school / team X" right before they are named team X's coach, than so be it. I'd have to think that just by running against Obama it would be a pretty good chink in his armor.

My bet is that he'll surface in the not too distant future in some sort of very influential position, even if not directly involved with elected office. I'm sure part of the overal plan for the Democrats is to spread their influence through other NGO's to continue to build a voter base. They've seen very clearly that trying to get a monopoly of elected power hasn't been a success, so they're going to figure out how to get more power elsewhere. He did mention he was interested in being an executive and leading a university, charity, etc.

I think it will be one of those "Stay tuned" situations, and we won't see the last of him.

 

[SavageEagle]

I hope we don't hear a peep from him from now on. However, I've been hearing his name a LOT in the national news channels. He's been making a name for himself since he was considered for VP in 2008. My money's on him going for POTUS or VPOTUS. I honestly don't believe he means what he says anymore.

 

[jedi]

Anyone know the laws around campaign donations? I.e. can Bayh actually pocket the $$$, or does it have to be spent on a campaign for office?

When my mom ran for local office many moons ago I recall that at the end of the campaign (she did not win) she had to a) pay off any debt the campain might have incurred and then the rest she had to donate (to non-profits/charities) before closing the 'bank account" for the campaign. So me thinks he can not get pocket the money and leave.

 

[BloodEclipse]

When my mom ran for local office many moons ago I recall that at the end of the campaign (she did not win) she had to a) pay off any debt the campain might have incurred and then the rest she had to donate (to non-profits/charities) before closing the 'bank account" for the campaign. So me thinks he can not get pocket the money and leave.

He said he was going to run a non-profit charity. The money will just move from one account to another.

 

[evansvillethompsongunner]

He cannot pocket the cash - has to be used for campaigns, else it's moot and non-existent with regard to personal wealth. Illegal to use campaign finances as personal wealth, period. AFAIK, candidates even have to raise separate monies for primaries/general elections.

 

[glockman49]

Bayh

We haven't seen the last of Bayh. He'll be back running for a office sooner than you think. He is a nice guy but he doesn't vote for gun rights.

 

[billpoobah]

Bayh is Obama's Indiana puppet, he wouldn't run against him. I think he knows if he runs for anything right now he will fail.

 

[homeless]

My guess is that Bayh will either get a nice .gov appointment (Czar, Ambassador) or will become a pundit. If he signs on with something that will give him the right coverage he may re-emerge later for a bid to higher office. I just hope he doesn't come back to Indiana.

 

[tenring]

He can alway do what Lee Hamilton did, join a think tank, write books, go on radio, go on television, start a column in newspapers and still be on the 'guvmint teat. The think tank that Hamilton is on, got a $10,000,000.00 grant in the Federal Budget for operating purposes. Sweet 'aint it?

 

[E5RANGER375]

i think Bayh will run for Gov. again and then president eventually. im almost sure he will become president one day

 

[BloodEclipse]

i think Bayh will run for Gov. again and then president eventually. im almost sure he will become president one day

Not if I can help it.

 

[kwelz]

It looks to me like Bayh is going to run for Pres and Hill is going to Run for Gov.

 

[SavageEagle]

Links to info on that statement?

 

[homeless]

Right now I think that is all just conjecture. However I wouldn't be surprised if this is a calculated move toward that end. In theory he could save his head by stepping back and avoiding the fallout that is about to hit DC. And then in a few years, "Feel compelled to come out of retirement to help the people."

 

[E5RANGER375]

DOWN WITH THEM ALL!!! one of us needs to RUN!!!

 

[homeless]

When you say "Us" who do you mean? Are we going to make INGO a political action group? I am not opposed to that idea, however there are several very differing political stances existing on this board.

Don't assume that the majority on here agree with your political stances. While there are very few pro-gun Dems here, there are plenty of Libertarians, Constitutional Conservatives, Party line towing GOPers, Republicans, AnachroCapitalists, and RINO's here.

For the most part we all chose our battles and there isn't a whole lot of argument, however you can see the undercurrents at times very clearly. It would be very difficult to get INGO to agree on any issues other than Bacon and Guns are good.

Now if a political action group were to come around that was mainly made up of INGOers in good standing that would be willing to look at the gun policies of candidates, then you might have something. However I feel that the Mods and Admins might not really want a direct association, and might just nix any attempt to form anything like that on these pages.