John Krull: The Bayhs and a changing Indiana

The last time Indiana Democrats counted on a Bayh to rescue them was 40 years ago.

In the mid-1980s, Hoosier Democrats had not held the governor’s office for nearly 20 years. Republicans dominated Indiana politics at every level. They even controlled the state’s largest city, Indianapolis, where the late Bill Hudnut was roughly midway through his four-term run as Indy’s longest-serving mayor.