Former Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh unveiled the first ad of his comeback bid for the U.S. Senate.
The 30-second spot shows Bayh explaining why he has decided to run again.
“Six years ago I decided to leave Congress, fed up with the gridlock and wanting to spend more time with my boys as they grew up,” Bayh says in the ad. “Since then the bitter partisanship and lack of progress in Washington has gotten even worse. Now I look at my grown sons, Hoosier families, and America and can’t sit on the sidelines.”
He continued, “We all know what needs to be done: Put country ahead of party and work together to solve America’s challenges.”
Bayh’s Republican opponent Todd Young, who’s running to replace retiring GOP Sen. Dan Coats, released an ad trashing Bayh on Thursday.
The ad imitates a movie trailer and argues Bayh left Indiana to become a D.C. lobbyist “seduced by money and power.”
Are you ready for the worst summer sequel? Zero stars and zero primary votes: Evan Bayh. Part Deux. #INSen #BuhBayhhttps://t.co/zlt3DENSci— Todd Young (@ToddYoungIN) July 14, 2016
Young is looking to paint Bayh as an outsider parachuting into Indiana to win a spot in Congress, while Bayh is seeking to cast himself as a Democrat interested in bipartisanship.
The Hoosier State’s Senate seat could determine the balance of power in the Senate along with the outcome of other Midwestern states’ seats, such as Ohio, Wisconsin, and Illinois.
