(Ind. Governor) 2004 race set to draw record cash

[salin]

2004 race set to draw record cash
Front-runners for governor reap $9.4 million for campaigns

By Mary Beth Schneider
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January 17, 2004

Indiana is on track for its most expensive governor's race ever, as both Democratic Gov. Joe Kernan and Republican Mitch Daniels each reported Friday that they began this year with more than $4 million to stoke their campaigns.

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The candidates released their financial reports ahead of Wednesday's deadline for filing the information with the state and the day after a new Indianapolis Star-WTHR (Channel 13) Hoosier Poll showed Kernan leading Daniels 49 percent to 36 percent.

Kernan, who did no fund raising in 2003 until Nov. 7 when he entered the race for governor, raised more than $2.5 million in only seven weeks. He had begun 2003 with $2.25 million.

Daniels got into the race for governor in June after resigning as White House budget director. Since then, he has raised $4.7 million.

more: http://www.indystar.com/articles/7/112242-8677-009.html

[BiggJawn]

1. So Joe Andrew and Vi simpson have dropped out?

And I'm so glad Kernan is leading Danniel...Maybe the GOP perennial weirdo-brigade (Mike Pence, etc.) can syphon off enough bible-thump votes to help.

But this has been a very low-key campaign.You could easily forget that a Gubernatorial election is looming on the horizon.

Kernan's people should knock on the doors of the laid-off and remind people that Mitch was one of the architects of the "Bush Budget Miracle"....

[bluestateguy]

2. Kernan is running?

Good, if he is. I heard last year he did not want to. From what I hear he will be a formidable candidate.

Some advice for him: "Mr. Daniels how will you balance the budget of Indiana, which is required by the state constitution when you presideed over the fastest increase in the federal budget deficit in history?"

[cthrumatrix]

3. exactly....he looks bad in O'Neills book...people of Indy should read