Reply #14: Birch has been interviewed about his son several times, says he's very proud of him

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Again, I think it's different pre-2008. Birch lost his seat for being too liberal and so you could justify Evan's behavior by saying that he didn't want to make his father's mistake. But that's not the case post 2008. It is campaign contributions and it's also that he has no pressure from the left. I'm not one who believes that we should threaten primary challenges for every Senator/Congressman who vote in the center. Some legitimately represent in districts/states that are so red that they have to vote that way to stay in office. But with Indiana's blue trend, I think that Bayh needs to show some god-damn loyalty to his party and the President.