WASHINGTON _ The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is backing GOP Rep. Todd Young over former Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh, who worked for the Chamber after leaving the Senate.
The Chamber spent on Young's behalf in his GOP primary against fellow GOP Rep. Marlin Stutzman, and now plans to spend at least $1 million in statewide ads beginning Monday, the Indianapolis Star reports.
The Chamber hired Bayh, a pro-business Democrat, in 2011, after he'd left the Senate to push regulatory reform around the country. But Young has a better rating with the Chamber than Bayh does, siding with the group 91 percent of the time in Congress compared to Bayh's 55 percent.
Bayh's late entrance into the race shifted the contest in Democrats' favor. He has a financial advantage over Young, but outside groups like the Senate Leadership Fund are spending big against Bayh.
