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pennylane100 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-04 08:42 PM
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I just read in Salon that Evan Bayh is given 8-1 odds of getting VP offer.
Could anyone please tell me exactly where the man stands on the issue of Choice.

I read somewhere that he was anti-choice and I would be so upset if
John Kerry chose such a person to be his running mate. It would be
a slap in the face for women everywhere.

If he is pro-choice, he would probably be an OK candidate as he might be able to do some good in Indiana. (I think that's his state.)
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LittleApple81 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-04 08:45 PM
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1. NO... PLEASE NO...If people thought Gore was stiff and undemonstrative
and with Kerry still learning the ropes of "warmth" WHY would he choose somebody like this person? I have seen him in "action" in quotes because he is the blandest pablum I have ever seen.
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Kahuna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-04 08:51 PM
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11. A cardboard cutout is more engaging than Bayh...
:puke:
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surfermaw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-04 08:46 PM
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2. I don't think so...Edwards to be the nominee.
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I_like_chicken Donating Member (341 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-04 08:50 PM
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9. I hope so
I think Edwards would be the best VP. He is very charismatic and really knows how to reach out to swing voters. Bill Richardson I think would be a good nominee to, for the hispanic vote, but I think Edwards has more of a broad appeal.
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bluestateguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-04 08:46 PM
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3. I really hope not
He's boirng as hell, and the Left (especially here) would go into open rebellion. I'm not really interested in having to suppress another rebellion from the Left flank. Remember JFK, the Naderities are watching, and they are VERY hard to please.
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mot78 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-04 08:47 PM
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5. If Kerry wants Nader to get 8-10% of the vote, then he'll choose Bayh
nt.
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Nlighten1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-04 08:47 PM
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4. He votes 75% of the time WITH the Republicans.
If Kerry gives him the nod he will have effectively Gore'd himself in the foot.
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Nashyra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-04 08:48 PM
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7. No I think Clark will get the nod
at least I hope so.
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gulfcoastliberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-04 08:47 PM
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6. Nooooooooooo
WTF is Kerry thinking? Bayh?! Even dems don't know this guy. If Kerry doesn't pick Edwards, then his campign will be in critical condition. That's terrible news. Awful. We need CHARISMA people. Edwards has it - Kerry, Bayh, and even Clark don't.
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Crowdance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-04 08:49 PM
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8. Sadly, he's not pro-choice
Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life. (Mar 2003)
Voted NO on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions. (Jun 2000)
Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions. (Oct 1999)
Voted NO on disallowing overseas military abortions. (May 1999)

Source: http://www.issues2000.org/Senate/Evan_Bayh.htm
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JDPriestly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-04 08:50 PM
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10. Any suggestions?
How can we let Kerry know we don't want Bayh?
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suzijane Donating Member (31 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-04 09:40 PM
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22. Bayh is DLC all the way
I hold him and MacAuliffe responsible for Dean's demise. Push to shove, I don't know if I could pull the lever for Bayh. Its beginning to seem to me that whether its B*/C* or Kerry , its still war as far as the eye can see.
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Philostopher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-04 08:52 PM
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12. Specifically on this issue ...
He's voted to ban late-term abortions every time it's come up. While it's not fair to say he's completely anti-choice -- he didn't vote to ban the procedure on military bases outside the U.S. -- I don't think you could call him pro-choice, either.

Here's a page that has some information on his general tenor as a legislator:

http://www.activoteamerica.com/INGO/3/3.html
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I_like_chicken Donating Member (341 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-04 08:52 PM
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13. Why was he give 8-1 odds?
Are there any specific reasons they gave, or are they just throwing out random numbers??
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-04 08:53 PM
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14. NO! Didn't care for his committee work this week.
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lastknowngood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-04 08:58 PM
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15. Oh great Lieberwanabeaman lite. Why doesn't he just pick
Zell or Tom Delay. This is dishartening and could keep me home.
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I_like_chicken Donating Member (341 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-04 09:05 PM
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16. would John McCain be a better choice over Bayh??
at least people respect McCain, most people will just wonder who Evan Bayh is.
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suzijane Donating Member (31 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-04 09:32 PM
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21. Maybe we should just cancel the election
and sign up for another 4 years of Bush. The Dems aren't an opposition party, they're a bunch of stage managed, poll watching, compromising, tutu-wearing losers. None of the potential candidates has expressed a coherent and strongly felt principle about anything of importance. They're afraid Tom Delay will ridicule them and hurt their feelings. Makes me ashamed, and sends me back to the Democracy for America website, so I can remember how good it felt to BELIEVE in a candidate who BELIEVED in something.
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CRYINGWOLFOWITZ Donating Member (246 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-04 09:05 PM
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17. he voted for the late term abortion ban and the medicare bill
soooooooooooooo
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FemaleDemfromMass Donating Member (167 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-04 09:16 PM
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18. I think Wes Clark
would be the best choice for VP and I really hope John Kerry doesn't pick John McCain for anything.
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searchingforlight Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-04 09:18 PM
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19. Please, God, No!!
He is too much an establishment man for me. I think he would be a drag on the ticket. I am voting for John Kerry because the other option is Bush. I was hoping that we would get someone a little more interesting for VP.
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zydeco Donating Member (152 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-04 09:21 PM
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20. I don't know about Bayh, but
so far we have lost at least three Senate seats with Kerry. Edwards, and Graham so we don't need to lose another.
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immune2irony Donating Member (86 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-04 09:44 PM
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23. No one ever calls the Veep tap right
It's always someone no one ever considered as a choice.
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Wapsie B Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-04 09:49 PM
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24. If Bayh would get the nod,
ya might as well dig up the Duke and put him in the veep slot. If Kerry actually wants to win this thing, he's got two choices; Edwards or Clark.
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DaveSZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-04 09:51 PM
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25. Exactly
If Kerry wants Nader to get 10%, he'll pick a PNACer like Bayh or Holy Joe to be on the ticket with him.
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Gman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-12-04 09:55 PM
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26. 8-1 is not exactly great odds
8-1 is a longshot.
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