Thursday, 5 October 2006
Fletcher is Unelectable
« Give It Back | Main | Fletcher's Administration Continues to Get the Job Done »Fletcher is Unelectable! That was the hue and cry a month ago from both Democrats and Republicans. For someone who is so "unelectable" he sure has raised a good bit of money.
Gov. Ernie Fletcher has collected more than $1 million for his re-election bid since having to start his fund-raising over in June with new running mate Robbie Rudolph.
About $722,000 of that has come in the last three months, according to campaign finance reports filed this afternoon with the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance.
What we have seen is an over reaction from both Democrats and Republicans to Fletcher's woes. Someone who is unelectable should not be able to raise one million dollars over the last three months. So what does this mean politically?
He has too much money on hand now to be challenged in the primary. There is no way Pence will run against him now. The money advantage is too great for him to overcome this late in the game. Maybe that is why he decided to wait until after this year's general election. He wanted to see the money situation.
This also has to be a bit daunting for the Democrats as well. Their reluctance to file is putting them further and further behind the money race. Fletcher already has a million dollar head start on them in next year's race. I have a feeling Fletcher may not be as "unelectable" as his opponents have hoped.
