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By DAVE KITCHELL
LOGANSPORT - We may never know who would have been Indiana’s next senator had Sen. Evan Bayh been the running mate for a President Barack Obama.
Had there been a Vice President Bayh in 2009, the decision to choose the next Indiana senator would have rested with Indiana’s governor. Assuming Mitch Daniels would win a second term in November, here are some names Daniels might have had on his short list. The same names also are significant because when Sen. Richard Lugar finally retires from the Senate, his replacement might come from this list:
Tim Berry: A seasoned state official from Fort Wayne who served two terms as treasurer and has been mentioned as a candidate for Fort Wayne mayor. He still has political upside, but has not tested the waters of Congress. He’s young enough to serve multiple terms in Congress and likable as a statewide candidate.
Paul Helmke: Yes, another Fort Wayne candidate, but the former mayor of the Summit City actually ran for the seat Bayh now holds and won one of the toughest contested primary races for statewide office in 20th century Indiana. That political capital was wasted in a race against Rep. Mark Souder.
Becky Skillman: Not likely, but a sure way to guarantee the first Indiana female senator would be a Republican.
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