Hostettler To Run Against Bayh
By Reid Wilson
Ex-Rep. John Hostettler (R-IN) will challenge Sen. Evan Bayh (D) next year, he announced on his website today.
"Over the next eleven months, I'll be visiting with you all over Indiana and sharing with you my vision for Indiana and America. I believe that perilous times are in our future if we do not change course NOW," Hostettler wrote. "I also believe that we CAN make that change of course if we band together. In that spirit I am asking for your support as I pursue the office of United States Senator from our great state of Indiana."
Roll Call first reported Hostettler's plans.
Hostettler served 6 terms in Congress, winning election in '94. He was defeated by a two-to-one margin in '06 by Rep. Brad Ellsworth (D).
Hostettler's path against Bayh will be seriously uphill. Bayh has been elected five times statewide -- once as Sec/State, twice as GOV and twice as a senator. Bayh considered running for Pres. in '08 and spent years stockpiling money; he has $12.7M in the bank.
The GOPer will not be able to compete with Bayh's money. Hostettler was never a strong fundraiser. He raised and spent $586K in '06, even as Ellsworth spent three times as much.
But Hostettler is the best candidate GOPers could hope for against an incumbent they never planned to seriously contest. So far, Bayh faces state Sen. Marlin Stutzman (R) and two minor candidates.
National Journal's Alexis Simendinger caught up with Bayh today and asked him about Hostettler's run.
Q: "What do you think of his announcement?"
Bayh: "I don't want to meddle in the other party's primary. I'll leave that up to them."
Q. "Do you have any concerns?"
Bayh: "No, I'm going to focus on doing my job here, trying to create jobs, get the deficit down, hopefully improve health care. And if I do that, the politics will work itself out. I think he's the fourth announced candidate in the other party, so I don't intended to be distracted by all that. I have a day job that people expect me to do, and I'm going to focus on that."
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Do you believe in the Constitution as written or do you believe that you have to interpret it?
Do you think the Federal Government has the right to be involved in Health care, car companies, banks, insurance companies? Do you think government has the right to fire CEO's and regulate their salaries?
Do you feel taking moneys from special interest groups is a right of our representatives or is it corruption? How would you fix it?
Do you feel we are at war with Muslim extremist groups and what would you support?
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I wish you major success Mr. Hostettler ... Evan Bayh has let us down before as our Senator, and he continues to do as he pleases instead of following the conservative values of the majority in Indiana. He HAS to go, and I, for one, am going to do everything within my power to make sure he does just exactly that! I look forward to hearing more about your platform, and would be very eager to help you defeat Senator Bayh!