Bayh Working To Raise Political Profile.

[Tafiti]

WASHINGTON -- Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh is making staff and fund-raising changes that some interpret as laying the groundwork for a potential presidential bid.

The most noticeable changes are to his political action committee, a fund-raising tool often used by presidential hopefuls to help fund campaign explorations.

Bayh's PAC has a new name -- the All America PAC -- and its first director, Steve Bouchard, who has worked for previous presidential candidates in New Hampshire, the site of the first primary.

Bayh met with potential donors in California and Chicago last month and his PAC paid for him to travel to Colorado over the weekend where he was the keynote speaker for the Colorado Democratic Party's annual fund-raiser.

"A pre-presidential campaign is a thousand-piece puzzle and, gradually, he's filling in the pieces," said Larry Sabato, political science professor at the University of Virginia. "You need to have a PAC. You need to raise money. You need to have staffers with national presidential experience."

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[hippiechick]

1. oh shit.

please please please please PLEASE no. :(

[Tafiti]

2. You knew it was gonna happen.

Especially after what looked to be a grandstanding nay vote against Condi Rice, to appease the left. After that, the murmurs began, and this just confirms it. Prepare to see Bayh in the Democratic presidential primaries next election cycle.

[Voltaire]

3. Wasting his time

Let us on the progressive side keep the party's feet to the fire. Evan ain't progressive so he ain't acceptable.

Hillary either. Just my 2 centavos.

[BiggJawn]

4. Really. No DINOs allowed.

There's plenty of REAL Democrats to vote for.

[LiberalFighter]

5. The one thing that upset me and many others I know...

Staffing at his Ft Wayne district office is minimal. Response is poor.

Co-worker called his office and didn't get a response back. He called Souder's office and they (live person) would get back with him.

I told him that he should had called Lugar's office instead of Souder's.

If an elected federal official doesn't respond to their constituents they are committing Hari-Kari!