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Figures also reveal that a large percentage of Bayh's campaign financing orgininated from out-of-state liberals, a fact on which the Republicans, aware of Indiana's general distaste for the group, hope to capitalize...
Though the Indiana Democratic organization is submerged in factionalism, Bayh has met with few problems because of out-of-state contributions available to him and the advantage of incumbency. Because of mailing costs and inflation, both candidates appear to have cut back on the number of newspaper and TV advertisements. Lugar is depending upon door-to-door contact, and direct mail and telephone efforts to give him needed feedback and recognition in the campaign. Bayh can also materialize on the franking privilege to eliminate some mailing costs...
Many Republicans are also skeptical of the timeliness of the Lugar campaign. Bayh is a youthful, handsome, down-home operator with a good number of accomplishments and a polished campaigning style. In his 12 years, the folksy junior senator has made numerous contacts, garnered seniority and made his activities known in his homestate. Lugar, considered by many to be the best Republican senatorial challenger, risks national obscurity if he doesn't run this year. He could also lose the Indianapolis mayoralty race in 1975, a defeat that would end his presidential aspirations. Though he can not expect to match...
...Bayh also has an impressive list of achievements under his belt--a record which Republicans may find invincible at election time. The junior senator led successful opposition in 1969 and 1970 against Nixon's choices of Clement Haynsworth and G. Harrold Carswell for the Supreme Court. Bayh also wrote and guided to passage the 25th amendment on presidential inability and vice presidential succession. That amendment made possible the succession of Gerald R. Ford to the presidency...
Aspects of his record, however, could work against Bayh this fall. Republicans are zeroing in on his support of forced school busing and his opposition to the Alaska pipeline--two positions which many of the Indiana constituency do not share. In the past, Bayh has also been an advocate of gun control and a major opponent of a proposed new Indianapolis area reservoir for water supply--actions which have stirred up some voter opposition...