Bayh vs Pence 2016 Indiana Governor

[TX Conservative Dem]

Let's assume that the Indiana Governor's Residence contest in 2016 has come down to former U.S. Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN) and incumbent Governor Mike Pence (R), which has gained national attention on both sides of the political spectrum, with millions of $$$ being spent.

How do y'all see this matchup resulting in the end?

[moderatevoter]

What is Pence's approval rating?

[MadmanMotley]

Well, Bayh hasn't been elected to anything in Indiana in ten years...

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

Well, Coats hasn't been elected to anything in Indiana in almost twenty years...

[TX Conservative Dem]

Madam Motley: Bayh left the United States Senate in 2011.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Bayh

Elected IN Secretary of State in 1986, Governor in 1988 & 1992 and United States Senator in 1998 and 2004 before retiring in 2010.

[badgate]

^Yes, so as of election day 2014 it will be a full decade since Evan Bayh's name has been on a ballot.

[MATTROSE94]

Mike Pence would probably win by a decent margin, as I remember reading that he is one of the more popular governors currently in office for whatever reasons.

[Suburbia]

I see it being very close in the polls, but: Pence 49% Bayh 49%, it takes weeks to announce a winner. Both of these candidates are perennial national office contenders and it may be one of the toughest races in the '16 cycle.

[TX Conservative Dem]

You can expect both the Democratic Governors Association and Republican Governors Association to spend $$$$ in TV Ads nonstop.