Tamyra D’Ippolito; Primary Challenge for Evan Bayh

Tamyra d’Ippolito is currently gathering the 4,500 signatures she needs for a primary run against Senator Evan Bayh (Wellpoint-Indiana)

Here is her Web site:

D’ippolito is running to the left of Bayh (not difficult) attacking his performance especially on health care reform and consistently refers to him as a Blue Dog.

Technically speaking the Blue Dogs are a specific group in the US House of Representatives, the equivalent in the senate are the Conservadems. If I recall correctly Bayh may have coined this name himself on one of his frequent ego trips during Obama’s first couple of months as President. I see no reason not to use this terminology against him. Blue Dog sounds almost heroic, certainly when put up against the weasely sounding Conservadem tag.

I would like to see Bayh toppled as our senator not so much for his stand on particular issues but rather his lack of a stand on the issues. Bayh’s grandstanding is always politically motivated, always about positioning himself.

I really do wish Tamyra luck but cannot in all honesty see her toppling the Bayh political machine.