Evan Bayh bid farewell to the Presidential Campaign:
Bayh’s exit stunned rivals and supporters. The former Indiana governor abandoned his bid just two weeks after forming a committee to raise money and gauge support for his candidacy.
"The odds were always going to be very long for a relatively unknown candidate like myself, a little bit like David and Goliath," Bayh said in the statement. He added that beyond the question of "whether there were too many Goliaths or whether I’m just not the right David," his chances were slim.
Bayh did not say who he considered to be the Goliaths. Yet it is Obama and Clinton who are attracting most of the attention among the 10 or more Democrats considering a bid.
Bayh was an intelligent moderate who could have been formidable in the Fall. However, he simply couldn’t cut it in the Primaries v. the Clinton Money Machine and Barack-o-mania. He still has a shot in the VEEP Stakes, but really he didn’t do much in the Senate to make his campaign viable or well-known. And unlike John Kerry, he didn’t marry a rich widow, so Bayh is out of luck.
Hat Tip: Wizbang
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