presidential campaign democratic senator governor indiana began movement democratic nomination president united_states shortly following presidential election frequently mentioned possible challenger hillary_clinton stopped short fledged candidacy withdrawing race december despite accumulating approximately million campaign withdrawal tied public image characterized candidate dull spent considerable time campaigning early primary states particularly iowa new_hampshire staff america political action committee worked campaign team weeks prior withdrawal filed organization committee friends following exit race endorsed campaigned hillary_clinton president switching support democratic nominee barack_obama following clinton withdrawal finalist obama running mate losing close decision delaware senator early stages following election president election senator indiana considered possibility running president bush carried home state points won vote senator appeal moderate republican voters serving years chair hoped demonstrate position moderate helping found way political action committee january word increased intentions political scientists opined run citing fact years governor distance time visibility senate low critics moderate voters inclined line possible candidate virginia criticism subsided warner decided run october campaign trail traveled primary state new_hampshire july campaign trip election held meet greet democratic headquarters manchester visited concord following day meet governor environmental leaders month traveled caucus state iowa meeting congressman discuss use attended party met activists day stay stated democrats gain credibility national security commented begin fledged presidential campaign felt means win democratic nomination month visited iowa reflected similar rhetoric campaign advocating energy independence fair trade lowering federal deficit improved handling war iraq explained reporters visits iowa beginning longer conversation following month decided vote confirmation chief justice supreme_court judged political commentators race detractors stated voted judge appeal liberals party possible candidates voted similar manner month attended annual dinner new_hampshire event accused president bush dividing nation stated believed democrats win red states traditional republican states stood american values continued campaign iowa new_hampshire november approached media outlets reported potential presidential candidates visited iowa october asked attention given state months prior caucus replied wish process didn begin early later month chief counsel master political judge ruled prayer conducted prior opening state legislature indiana reasoning mention jesus christ son god unconstitutional commentators argued decision diminished label candidate democratic nomination connections judge revealed december raised million quarters potential candidate exception senator tennessee cash translate high marks possible voters cnn poll conducted december found support self identified democrats placing seventh possible candidates later month criticized video game industry political quest senator hillary_clinton crack explicit content video games manufacturers claimed movements simply attempts increase appeal values voters presidential run began million hand million raised previous year large portion time month spent positioning took hard line government iran referring leader having radical nature criticized bush administration ignoring situation stating diplomacy economic sanctions means needed balance previous year voted appointment supreme_court nominee cast vote fellow potential democratic presidential peers voted similar fashion late january gained position speaker dinner north_carolina upcoming april gain came loss north considered potential candidate democratic nomination spokesman commented senator chosen lot ideas fix washington america better prior event beginning february appearance political action committee spoke conference trip iowa events february weekend end month march criticized bush administration right attempting appeal segments political spectrum speaking plan sell american ports companies march began reports potential candidate conservative democrats senate later revealed 19th conservative democrat demonstrating sharp trend left run came senator speech according campaign aide tough smart approach deal iran campaign stop manchester late march revealed new_hampshire crowd supported continuation nation way headlined jefferson jackson dinner michigan week april rounds political talk shows month weighed immigration debate stating government come solution rewarding violating law bring illegal immigrants shadows impose fines perform criminal background checks making sure immigrants pay taxes learn english elaborated america national security interest immigrants kind regular status later month traveled north_carolina deliver address jefferson jackson dinner planned earlier year continued campaigning iowa making appearances council polls iowa june showed candidate single digit support attempt improve standing unpopular war iraq fellow potential democratic presidential candidates voted resolution set july deadline remove american forces nation end month traveled louisiana view damage brought hurricane katrina previous year stating want help member congress outside louisiana visit site larger scale commented rebuilding area conveying test america campaigning week july commented campaign senator connecticut primary fight asked stopped short proclaiming support candidate lost primary decided run independent completed fifth trip iowa party officials state remarked making state commenting democrats looking somebody new fresh candidate revealed economic goals speech stating creating opportunity middle class americans centerpiece campaign listed objectives including tax credits pay college tuition low mid level income americans covering insurance costs small businesses employees incentives saving buying automobiles good gas mileage order pay proposals stated raising taxes decision worth making august million hand spread trained camp critical early primary caucus states sending iowa new_hampshire nevada south_carolina leaving remain indiana returned iowa mid august packed schedule included news conference wake organization event tried appeal populist voters stating anxiety country middle class squeeze month traveled iowa speak second time separate trip new_hampshire later month tried appeal anti war voters remarking iraq war central war terrorism taking focus away afghanistan iran following withdrawal race october looked gain field candidates immediately began warner supporters hoping support campaign visit indiana candidate called commission recommendations enacted later month stop nevada discuss senior issues nevada gubernatorial candidate democratic takeover congress mid term elections victory helped congressional candidates win races campaigning efforts culminated democratic majority state legislature regards election stated democrats won turning red states blue mid november candidate traveled west_coast fundraising tour late month polls revealed rating american public slightly ahead placed finisher december announced form committee order travel raise funds effectively presidential run declaration candidate appeared week americans need deal city government begins people fulfill potential individual spokesman remarked committee help infrastructure place campaign immediately returned campaign trail following announcement traveling iowa december approximately million continue spreading message weekend visited new_hampshire discuss views energy independence global warming war iraq sold appearances state barack_obama recently named potential candidate trip garner media attention withdrawal weeks following announcement withdrew race citing odds longer felt pursue commented run cause absent senate instead working help people state nation employees following individuals worked advisors members america candidate senate office media consultant slated given promotion replaced friends committee formed campaign prevented notable action serve president barack_obama interim white house communications director replaced campaign employee currently holds post campaign featured son late justice african american serve court marshall previously worked bill_clinton administration reaction criticized campaign boring dull media outlets described candidate displaying midwest charm compared president washington_post commented great shot democratic_party feeling pragmatic wall_street_journal lauded senator genuinely conservative democrat record governor senator portrayed desirable assets summed campaign describing senator perspective audience aftermath months following withdrawal endorsed senator hillary_clinton stating believed run campaign tough smart comes protecting nation security campaigned lady sticking race senator barack_obama obama secured nomination endorsed senator illinois mentioned possible running mate included initial names senator delaware governor virginia governor kansas august eve obama scheduled unveiling running mate reported informed chosen obama opted instead obama campaign manager later wrote book win published november coin toss away obama running mate interviewed finalists said answers close perfect recalled time interview thought way guy color outside lines probably closest spread compared reach higher heights cause real pain obama approached decision told coin toss distinct possibility august obama told simply decided later appeared delivering speech support democratic nominee stating time change come barack_obama change need
Evan Bayh presidential campaign, 2008