They have a governor's race up there and thought Bayh on the ticket would help get her on board.
The Courier Journal has the quotes.
However others consider it to be a smart move, saying Bayh brought Obama more grief than it was worth. Personally, a conservative Democrats as VP for Obama would've pissed off a liberal base that has been getting increasingly angrier and more frustrated [mind you that would have happened with one group or another as after the primaries Obama was pinned with everyone's hopes.] But having a DLC member may haev gotten the Clinton-istas back and have lost a lot of the other voters.
Speaking of DLC goers- the Buckeye State Blog has switched minds a bit here in their latest post:
Joe Biden is the dream ticket. He helps Obama with the same core demographies as Hillary without needing 3 18-wheelers to pack along all his baggage.Also not to be missed is his interpretation that Biden helps with the over 55 set... as he says:
Florida anyone?
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