Barr Fund Supported Paul Campaign

It appears that the Bob Barr Leadership Fund gave Ron Paul's presidential campaign $1000 last year. I wonder what the Paulians think about that? This site has the link to the filing.

Website? We Don't Need No Stinking Website.

Those advising Governor Daniels in his reelection bid have apparently neglected to maintain Daniels' website, mymanmitch.com. Going there results in an error "The network path was not found." And there seems to be no other Daniels campaign site. The lack of a website suggests both arrogance and inadvertence, and voters, especially the younger ones, will take note. Both Jill Long Thompson and Andrew Horning have erected sites, although both are poorly designed and maintained, and they appear to be taking this election seriously, but Daniels does not. Keep an eye on how many debates the governor consents to. That will be another sign of whether he cares about Hoosier voters.

Indiana Governor's Race Deadlocked

The Indiana governor's race is as tight as it can get. A poll (Excel file) released this week by the Center for Indiana Politics shows the candidates deadlocked. One of the questions asked was would you vote for Mitch Daniels/Jill Long Thompson no matter who else is on the ballot, against Daniels/Long Thompson no matter who else is on the ballot, or might or might not vote for Daniels/Long Thompson no matter who else is on the ballot. Forty percent said that they might or might not vote for Daniels depending on who else was on the ballot, and 52% said the same about Long Thompson. Not much has changed for either candidate since a pre-primary poll was taken where they were tied at 45%-45%.

The poll did not track the Libertarian nominee, Andrew Horning, who is the only other name on the ballot, and it will be interesting to see how many votes Horning delivers for his party and whether those votes come from Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, or independents. In the 2004 election Libertarian Kenn Gividen earned 1.3% to Joe Kernan's 45.5% and Daniels' 53.2%. With the Libertarian Party increasing in size and a big name on the top of the ballot, presidential nominee Bob Barr, Horning may get close to 5% this year, which will make this race all the more fun to watch.