Wow, that was a surprise. Former congressman Baron Hill had raised less than $400,000 in his Senatorial Campaign. He withdraws, paving the way for former two term Senator Evan Bayh to attempt a comeback. He already has
$9 million in his coffers from when he last ran for the Senate, plus higher name recognition than Baron Hill ever had. Larry Sabato has already reclassified the Indiana race from Republican favored to Tossup. It will take about 10 days for the State Democratic Party to make it official, but except for the obligatory paperwork, it's a done deal.
It's like a chess game. The Republicans get a leg up in Florida when Rubio re-entered the race; now the Democrats counter by drawing their strongest possible candidate to enter the race in Indiana.
With control of the Senate on a knife's edge, both parties are pulling out all of the stops.
Baron Hill withdraws from U.S. Senate race, possibly clearing way for Evan Bayh in Indiana