Bayh gearing up for Presidential bid

I saw a story in the Journal & Courier about Evan Bayh gearing up for a Presidential bid. I don’t have any particular problem with the guy but he strikes me as far too bland to capture the popular imagination enough to capture a nomination or the election. Blandness wouldn’t be as big a problem if he were some sort of genius at policy, but I haven’t gotten that sense either. As far as I can tell, he got elected as the boy-Governor because he was Birch Bayh’s son. He did an adequate job as Governor and got elected Senator. Now the Senate seat is probably his as long as he wants it, and he’s doing an acceptable job. But, I don’t see him as being a compelling Presidential candidate. Certainly, I don’t think the Democrats want to run another Senator’s son if they want to push a middle/working-class message.