Crowded field, but no "ball jugglers or elephant trainers".

The field of candidates for Kentucky Governor is crowded with 3 Republican slates and 7 Democratic slates. They are:
Democrats:
• Steven L. Beshear, former lieutenant governor and attorney general, and Daniel Mongiardo, state senator from Hazard
• Gatewood Galbraith, Lexington lawyer, and Mark Wireman, former Transportation Cabinet engineer
• Stephen L. Henry, former lieutenant governor, and Renee True, Fayette County property valuation administrator
• Otis "Bullman" Hensley, Harlan County demolition contractor, and Richard Robbins, Evarts coal miner
• Bruce Lunsford, Louisville businessman and horse owner, and Greg Stumbo, attorney general
• Jonathan Miller, state treasurer, and Irv Maze, Jefferson County attorney
• Jody Richards, speaker of the House, and John Y. Brown III, former secretary of state
Republicans:
• Ernie Fletcher, Governor, and Robbie Rudolph, secretary of the governor's executive cabinet
• Billy Harper, Paducah construction company owner, and Dick Wilson, Paducah businessman
• Anne Northup, former Congresswoman, and Jeff Hoover, state House Republican leader

Lt. Governor, Steve Pence, must have uttered the quote of the week, as he described the Democratic field as including "... everyone ... except a ball juggler and an elephant trainer." Former Governor and now State Senator Julian Carroll concludes that in the end, the candidate that shows himself to be "somewhat independent of both political parties" will be most successful "because that's where the great majority of voters are these days." Meanwhile, Billy Harper launches the first post-filing date t. v. job killer ad, his 7th so far, and Anne Northup and Jeff Hoover take their campaign to the 5th Congressional District.