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News got out last week the National Republican Senatorial Committee was meeting with Rep. Mike Pence about a possible bid against Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN). There no indication either way right now on what Pence will do, but a new Rasmussen poll shows him leading Bayh by a 3 point margin (though within the margin of error):

Indiana Senator Evan Bayh is another Democratic incumbent who could find himself in a tough reelection battle this fall. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely voters in the state finds that Bayh attracts support from just 44% or 45% of voters when matched against his top potential Republican challengers.

Congressman Mike Pence is reportedly considering running against Bayh. At this time, he attracts 47% of the vote while Bayh picks up 44%.

A former Republican congressman, John Hostettler, has already indicated he will challenge Bayh. In that match-up, it’s Bayh with a three-point edge, 44% to 41%.

Freshman State Senator Marlin Stutzman has announced that he is in the race. He trails the incumbent by 12 points, 45% to 33%.

President Barack Obama has a disapproval rating of 56% and 60% of Indiana voters disapprove of the health care plan.

Don’t get your hopes up just yet, Bayh has been re-elected with over 60% of the vote in each of his last three bids for re-election. With that said, it shows how angry voters are with Democrats, especially since Obama won this state in 2008.