KY Governor's race expected to heat up ... soon.

Ryan Alessi, in his "political notebook", expresses concern at the slow pace for 2007 Kentucky Governor's race, pointing out that "[n]ever before has a race for governor in Kentucky taken so long to get started". He observes that only Democrat Otis Hensley has filed and "[e]ven the incumbent, Republican Gov. Ernie Fletcher, has been slow to get into campaign mode." But as one political observer pointed out, in the 2003 race, Fletcher/Bates ticket was the first to announce its candidacy on December 2nd. This was followed the next day by Chandler/Owen ticket, then two days later it was Richards/Miller's turn. Two weeks later on December 19th, it became Nunn/Heleringer's turn, while Jackson/Rudolph waited until January 6th to take its turn.
Hence, If 2003 is any indication for 2007, expect the race to start heating up before New Year's day.