The right wing of the Dems represented by the Clintons has always based its politics on the fear that Bayh reveals here. They're simply scared of the far right and of saying anything that might offend it. Now they might be right, but this election is a chnace to test that strategy.   John Whitesides, Political Correspondent, Reuters
reports from Indianapolis April 12, 2008. full story at http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/general/2007/12/22/NEWS-USA-POLITICS-DC/: 
.   Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh, a Clinton supporter, said the controversy [over whether people in depressed areas are angry] could hurt Obama's effort to win over superdelegates.   "It's a real potential political problem and it's something for superdelegates and voters to think about," Bayh said.   "We have to win the election in November and the far right wing has a real good track record of using things like this against our candidates," he said.  
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