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In reply to the discussion: Former senators launching effort to help Dems win rural votes [View all]LiberalFighter
(50,793 posts)I'm sorry, it just doesn't make sense.
They both lost. If I was going to pick who would be better at helping though, I would throw it at Heitkamp. But still!
Donnelly pissed off a lot of Democrats in Indiana when he came out with an ad criticizing Democrats. Thinking that he could still keep loyal Democrats while attacking them was a big mistake.
If Donnelly is part of the package he will do something stupid again.
On another note. I lived here in Indiana since Evan Bayh got elected Secretary of State. Evan is not the same high level Democrat as his daddy Birch Bayh. After several elections that he won and shortly after he decided not to run for re-election to the Senate I came to a realization. The only reason Evan won his elections was because of his daddy. Birch Bayh had strong name recognition along with a stellar reputation. His seasoned supporters knew of Birch and it was why they voted for Evan. But after 25 years in politics many of those supporters had died off. And the younger voters either didn't know Birch or they weren't going to accept Evan just because of his daddy.
Evan also doesn't have any personality. He also did not have the passion to serve. He is boring.