Jill Long Thompson sightings are few and far between in the time since her May primary win.  She is successfully completing the compulsories with the selection of Dennie Oxley as a running mate and a controversy free state convention.

But freestyle campaigning is on hold.  No policy announcements, no partisan attacks, no television commercials.

Both Oxley and Thompson are focused on fundraising in the effort to make a good showing on campaign finance reports due June 30th.  That’s when we get a good read on strength of her campaign.  Evan Bayh takes part in a big fundraiser for the Democratic candidate for governor tomorrow. 

Thompson spokesman Jeff Harris says it will be July before we witness much public campaign activity.  On the day after Thompson’s primary defeat of Jim Schellinger I said in this space that she had no time to celebrate.  This is what I was talking about.