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Challenging Obama
By Carole on Feb 16, 2010
Senator Evan Bayh (D-Indiana) announced yesterday that he will not seek re-election in November. Mr. Bayh claimed, "My passion for service to our fellow citizens is undiminished, but my desire to do so by serving in Congress has waned," leaving many to wonder if he was checking out of politics at a very challenging time for Democrats or if he is simply switching gears and plotting a more ambitious political course. If Senator Bayh is planning a primary challenge to President Barack Obama in 2012, he may not be the only one. Here are some other possible primary contenders:
Marcia, Marcia, Marcia
By Carole on Jan 18, 2010
If anyone still hoped the Kennedy mystique might help Democratic Candidate Martha Coakley win Ted Kennedy's Senate seat , that hope was washed away when the late Senator's son, Representative Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), kept calling her Marcia instead of Martha while telling reporters what a great Senator she'd be.
