I've
been reading through different blog sites tonight and I found one to be
particularly interesting. I was not aware that Sen. Evan Bayh, of my home state
of Indiana, had requested several congressmen in the state to hold back their
endorsements until after the Indiana Primary.
I can
understand why he would like this to happen, because not only is he backing
Hillary and campaigning with her but he also wants to be her VP if she should
get the Democrat Nomination. In case anyone has forgotten, Sen. Bayh ran for
President himself at first, for a short time before dropping out.
I think it
is totally unfair for Sen. Bayh to say "Do what I say, not as I do".
The main 3 congressmen he is trying to convince to hold their endorsements
could be a great help to Sen. Obama because they are from rural or small town
districts in which Hillary will probably do better in.
She seems to be
able to have lived every where she campaigns or has a relative who lives or
lived there. I wonder if Hillary, who once lived in Chicago, will be able
to morph herself into a Midwest Hoosier, the way she became the gun toting,
coalminer's daughter in Pennsylvania.
Northern Indiana
most likely will go for Sen. Obama since they will be more familiar with him
living in the Chicago broadcasting area. Indianapolis and Fort Wayne are also
larger cities that he should carry. The areas in which the congressmen, who
Senator Bayh wants to stay neutral, are like some of the ones Sen. Obama did
not win in Pennsylvania.
I think it
would be a great idea for anyone who is an Obama supporter to contact these
Indiana Congressmen before our May 6th vote here. They may be able
to be persuaded that to endorse Barack is the right thing to do before,
not after the primary.
It does not
seem fair for one person in Indiana to be able to endorse a candidate and tell
others to wait. That seems to be "politics as usual"; exactly what
Barack is trying to change. If it wasn't for Gov. Rendell and the rest of the
"machine" in Pennsylvania, Hillary would most likely have gotten a
lot less votes.
To deny Sen.
Obama the same kind of support in Indiana is not right. I am giving you a link
so you can read about what is going on here In Indiana. This is something that
I feel is important for all of us to do to help Barack.
Here's the link to the Washington
Post article, click on the following link:
Why Endorse? Bayh Asks Hoosier Reps, Washington Post article, dated 04/24/2008
Read a
related article: Air
Obama
