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DANIELS, THOMPSON BEGIN NEXT SEQUENCE: Neither candidate for governor is wasting any time (Kelly, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette). Within hours of winning the Democratic nomination, Jill Long Thompson was taking aim at Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels’ folksy image, while the incumbent was airing an in-your-face ad touting his accomplishments. Long Thompson prevailed but only with a razor-thin margin over Jim Schellinger, who was perceived to be the establishment candidate from the beginning. “Always after a primary it takes a little bit of time,” said Dan Parker, chairman of the Indiana Democratic Party..jpg)
“But Democrats understand we need a change in this state.” Former state Democratic Chairman Robin Winston echoed Parker, saying “the fight with Hoosiers is not between Jill Long Thompson and Jim Schellinger. It’s restoring some things that have been taken away by the last four years of a Daniels administration.” But it will be an uphill battle, especially given the commanding fundraising lead that Daniels has amassed. Long Thompson raised more than $1 million for her primary challenge while Daniels has topped $8 million. Cam Savage, spokesman for the Daniels campaign, said its overall fundraising goal is $17 million – the amount spent in the 2004 election against former Gov. Joe Kernan – but it could end up eclipsing $20 million. And, Savage said, ads will continue on television non-stop through the Nov. 4 election. “Our campaign will be divided between talking about the progress we’ve made, the way in which we are now clearly surpassing other states. But then primarily about constructive thoughts about how we keep this going and how we extend it,” Daniels said. “It’s only a start. We’ve got so much more to do.” Long Thompson essentially has to start over again, having spent her resources on getting the nomination in the first place. Parker already is trying to assist, sending out an e-mail to Democrats on Thursday that offered his congratulations to her. “United behind her, we can beat Gov. Daniels in the fall and give this state back the responsible leadership it deserves,” the e-mail said. The next line asked supporters to contribute to Jill’s campaign and linked to her official Web site.
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