Bayh's Arm-twisting of Hoosiers' Democratic Leaders

[faithfulcitizen]

http://www.howeypolitics.com/2008/05/01/bayh-parker-put-the-squeeze-on-dem-chairs/

"By RYAN NEES
Howey Politics Indiana

KOKOMO - Yesterday’s announcement from the Clinton Campaign that it had secured the endorsements of 40 Indiana Democratic Party county chairs was the result of a months-long effort by Sen. Evan Bayh and state party officials to mobilize the party’s grassroots machinery in support of the New York senator.

The Clinton camp has relied primarily on Bayh and state party chairman Dan Parker to secure endorsements from legislators, mayors, and county chairs in an effort that has encompassed personal phone calls, dinner dates, and sometimes acrimonious arm-twisting.


Sens. Evan Bayh and Hillary Clinton at Allison Transmission last month. Bayh helped Clinton get 40 endorsements from county chairs on Wednesday. (HPI Photo by Brian A. Howey) The covert organizing has miffed Obama supporters and impartial party leaders hoping that neutrality will mitigate post-primary fractures in the party."

All because he thinks he's getting the VP slot - PATHETIC! Baron Hill has shown tremendous political courage.

[faithfulcitizen]

1. kicking for "politics as usual".

:sarcasm: