And Bayh padded his own bottom line, collecting nearly $1 million from the bank for his trouble after he bailed on Hoosier families. On top of his big bank payoff, Bayh supported the Obamacare debacle, then lobbied against it to line his own pockets. And now Bayh is advocating for an Obamacare payout for insurance companies – which happen to be clients of his lobbying firm.
The ad is part of a significant NRSC ad buy in Indiana. It begins airing tomorrow in multiple markets.
“Evan Bayh didn’t waste a second getting rich off his political career after he turned his back on Hoosiers to get rich as a Washington insider. Bayh has established a disturbing pattern of profiting off the votes he took as a Senator. Hoosier families can’t trust Bayh to look out for them – he’s a sellout, not a senator.” – NRSC spokesman Greg Blair
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SCRIPT
VO: After voting for the Wall Street bailout, Evan Bayh left the Senate.
VO: Months later he cashed in…joining the board of a bank that got billions from Bayh’s bailout…taking a million-dollar cut for himself.
VO: He voted for Obamacare, then lobbies against it to line his pockets.
VO: Now Bayh wants to bail out Big Insurance – because they paid him too.
VO: Bailout Bayh: A sellout, not a senator.