Now that Specter is a Dem, what will Bayh do?

[ColbertWatcher]

He's enough of an attention whore to do something stupid, what do you think he will do?

[BurtWorm]

1. Remain a Dem where he thinks he has more leverage and power.

And he does.

[ColbertWatcher]

2. That may be true, but ...

... isn't he always trying to "break away"?

[BurtWorm]

3. I've never had that sense. He thinks he represents the silent majority of right-wing Dems

which may or may not be a figment of his imagination. If Indiana Dems suddenly surged left, he might be in the same spot Specter is in in PA. That's my sense.

[DJ13]

4. I think any Dem that now became a Republican would be a rock star

They're so desperate he could probably negotiate to be on the 2012 GOP GE ticket at this point.

[BurtWorm]

5. That's not such a prize.

That looks like a one-way ticket to oblivion at this point.

[Ian David]

6. It looks like he picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.

[DefenseLawyer]

7. Bayh isn't a right winger

He's a pragmatic politician with absolutely no core values. He figured out a long time ago that to win in Indiana he would have to tack right. His father was one of the most liberal, pro-labor Senators of his era and Evan saw him lose to Dan Fucking Quayle. He doesn't want to be a rockstar, he wants to be in power. The majority has power. End of story.

[sampsonblk]

8. Maybe he'll suddenly become a real Democrat. (nt)

[valerief]

9. Wishful thinking, I'm afraid. nt

[Johonny]

10. I imagine nothing

Why would he leave the super majority to join the minority? Particularly if it makes his re-election harder.

[ColbertWatcher]

11. So, he won't even threaten to leave, then? n/t