Politics

It's All Up to Evan Bayh?

By Matt Cooper

So where's this nutso Democratic race going? We'll know a lot more tomorrow night. My guess is that if Clinton wins by less than four percent or doesn't get half of the delegates the pressure on her to drop out will become overwhelming. We've got two long weeks until Indiana and North Carolina and It'lll be tough for her to hold out. IF she does stay in the mix, then it's all gonna come down to Indiana. I think she'd mostly likely lose North Carolina because of its big African-American population and upscale whites in the research triangle. Indiana should be better for her but Obama is polling well there. A lot of it will be on Evan Bayh, the Indiana Senator who is assisting Clinton with the same vigor that Gov. Ted Strickland showed in Ohio and Gov. Ed Rendell is showing in Pennsylvania. There's been no waffling with Bayh and he'll be under a lot of pressure to deliver.

Bayh is an obvious vice presidential pick for Clinton and even for Obama if he can overlook Bayh's support for Clinton. What happens in Indiana will help determine his trajectory.

Full post as published by Portfolio.com: Capital on April 21, 2008 (boomark / email).