NEW : President George Bush for devoting ` ` his career and his life to serving his fellow Hoosiers '' and his failure on jobs bill , deficit reduction panel as examples of broken system . Bayh probably would have faced a difficult re-election due to the anti-incumbent political climate , but an Indianapolis Star/WTHR poll conducted in November indicated that 61 percent of Indiana voters approved of the job the senator he was doing , with 24 percent disapproving . The centrist is third Democratic senator to win victory . Democrats must defend five open seats in midterm races ; GOP must have six open seats .
NEW : President George Bush for devoting ` ` his career and his life to serving his fellow Hoosiers '' and his failure on jobs bill , deficit reduction panel as examples of broken system . The centrist is third Democratic senator to win victory . Democrats must defend five open seats in midterm races ; GOP must have six open seats .