TO THREATEN NATIONAL SECURITY OR
LEAD TO A CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS.
>>> WE ARE LESS THAN SIX WEEKS
FROM ELECTION DAY, THERE ARE
ALREADY A HEAVY DOSE OF
POLITICAL COMMERCIALS ON THE
AIR.
IT IS GOING TO GET HEAVIER AS
CANDIDATES MAKE THEIR FINAL PUSH
FOR YOUR VOTE.
>> 13 INVESTIGATES IS BUSY
FACT-CHECKING ADS.
BOB SEGALL JOINS US TONIGHT TO
EXAMINE THE CLAIMS OF A VERY
TIGHT RACE FOR U.S. SENATE.
>> RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE SO MANY
ADS, AND SO MANY ALLEGATIONS.
SO WE ARE GOING TO GO POINT BY
POINT SO YOU CAN KNOW WHETHER TO
BELIEVE IT OR NOT.
NO BETTER PLACE TO START THAN
THE COMMERCIALS INVOLVING EVAN
BAYH AND TODD YOUNG.
MANY FROM POLITICAL ACTION
COMMITTEES, INCLUDING ONE THAT
PORTRAYS EVAN BAYH AS A
WASHINGTON INSIDER WHO HAS
PROFITED FROM CONNECTIONS.
SHOULD YOU BELIEVE IT, OR NOT?
LET'S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK.
FIRST, AN AD FROM A CONSERVATIVE
GROUP THAT OPPOSES EVAN BAYH.
>> THE WALL STREET BAILOUT,
BILLIONS OF OUR TAX DOLLARS
HANDED OVER TO THE BIGGEST
BANKS, AND WASHINGTON INSIDER
EVAN BAYH VOTED FOR T. HE TOOK A
JOB WITH A BANK THAT GOT
MILLIONS IN BAILOUT CASH.
HE MADE NEARLY A MILLION.
>> ALL OF THOSE CLAIMS, THEY'RE
TRUE.
SO, THEY EARN A GREEN LIGHT.
CONGRESS DID APPROVE A MASSIVE
BAILOUT PACKAGE FOR BANKS
FOLLOWING THE MORTGAGE CRISIS
BACK IN 2008.
BOTH INDIANA SENATORS EVAN BAYH
AND RICHARD LUKE -- LUGER
SUPPORTED IT.
WHEN SUPPORT LEFT, THE BANK GOT
3.4 BILLION DURING THE
GOVERNMENT BAILOUT AND PAID IT
BACK TO THE U.S. TREASURY.
AS A BOARD MEMBER, HE RECEIVED
934 FROM THE BANK.
THAT'S WHY THE CLAIMS GET A
GREEN LIGHT.
IN RESPONSE TO THIS AD, THE
CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED ITS OWN AD TO
SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT.
>> MY OPPONENT IS ATTACKING ME
AND A LOBBYIST, THAT'S A LIE.
HERE'S WHAT IS TRUE, I'VE CUT
TAXES, HELPED SAVE 100,000
INDIANA JOBS, I FOUGHT FOR
WELFARE REFORM, PUSHED FOR A
BALANCED BUDGET, TAKEN ON THE
EXTREMES OF BOTH PARTIES, AND I
ALWAYS WILL, TO GET THINGS DONE.
LOBBY, NO WAY.
>> BELIEVE IT OR NOT.
AS A FISCAL CONSERVATIVE, HE HAS
VOTED TO CUT TAXES.
HE DID VOTE FOR A BAILOUT
PACKAGE FOR THE AUTO INDUSTRY
WHICH LIKELY SAVED THOUSANDS OF
INDIANA JOBS.
HE HAS BEEN AN ADVOCATE FOR
WELFARE REFORM AND BALANCED
BUDGETS, AND ON SEVERAL ISSUES,
HE HAS SPOKEN OUT AGAINST THE
LEADERSHIP POSITION OF BOTH
PARTIES.
ALL OF THOSE CLAIMS, GREEN
LIGHT.
BUT...WHEN IT COMES TO HIS
INSISTENCE THAT HE HAS NOT BEEN
A LOBBYIST, THERE, YOU NEED TO
PROCEED WITH CAUTION.
RIGHT AFTER LEAVING THE SENATE,
BAYH BECAME A PARTNER AND
STRATEGIC PARTNER FOR McGUIRE
WOODS, A WASHINGTON LAY FIRM
THAT DOES $5 MILLION A YEAR IN
LOBBYING CORPORATIONS.
HE STILL WORKS THERE.
BAYH IS NOT REGISTERED AS A
LOBBYIST, HIS CAMPAIGN SAYS HE
HAS BEEN CAREFUL NOT TO LOBBY AND SERVE COMPANIES ONLY AS A
CONSULTANT. EVEN IF BAYH IS NOT A REGISTERED
LOBBYIST, TO JOIN A LAW FIRM
THAT SPECIALIZES, AND BY
AGGRESSIVELY ADVOCATING
POSITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN
BENEFICIAL TO HIS CLIENTS, BIOU
BAYH'S OPEN TO QUESTIONS ABOUT
WHETHER HIS ACTIVITY CROSSES A
BLURRY LINE BETWEEN CONSULTING
AND LOBBYING.
THE ALLEGATIONS ARE NOT GOING
AWAY. THEY ARE PROBABLY ONLY GOING TO
INTENSIFY.
NEXT WEEK WE'LL LOOK AT
ADVERTISING IN THE GOVERNOR'S
RACE, SO YOU CAN DECIDE WHETHER