CLEVELAND -- Senator Hillary Clinton was in Cleveland Saturday for a Legal Aid Society gala.

NewsChannel5 reported that she appeared as part of a get-to-know-me tour this weekend after a visit to Wisconsin and Ohio.

Although she won't say whether she will run for the White House in four years, she may be at least laying the groundwork in the Buckeye state.

At the gala, Clinton was staying focused on her shared experienes with the legal community.

"There were so many times when being a legal aid lawyer really felt like I was being a warrior for justice," Clinton said.

NewsChannel5 reported that although politics wasn't directly talked about, it was present. That's because the first steps toward building the political bridges that lead to the White House are often made through goodwill visits.

"Especially if you come back on a regular basis, it's all good. It all factors into having and building networking and especially votes in the future," Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy DiMora said.

Ohio will again be an important state in the 2008 race for president.

"It's up for grabs and the thing we need to keep in mind is we don't have to wait to 2006 or 2008, there are elections going on right now. There are issues, there are school levies and that's what we want to keep people involved in being engaged in that process," said Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones.

Interestingly, the online betting site that correctly picked who would be pope has Clinton as the 4-1 favorite for president in 2008.