01.25.2008 12:25 pm
Jack’s back
As expected, former state Rep. Jack Jackson launched his bid for lieutenant governor today during a news conference at the Capitol Rotunda.
Calling the race a “sprint rather than a marathon,” Jackson said his experience serving on several committees in the House qualifies him for the job.
A retired Marine colonel from Wildwood, Jackson also said he’s in the race for good – even if Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder pulls a Matt Blunt and decides he isn’t in fact running for governor. (Not that it would happen, but after Tuesday, who knows…)
Jackson finished second in a close Republican primary in the 2006 state auditor’s race. The third-place finisher: Sen. John Loudon. Will we have a re-match on our hands? Stay tuned.
Let’s keep the field limited to Jack Jackson so we can have the best shot at keeping the Lt. Gov’s office. He’s the strongest candidate we can have to beat Page. He’s got massive appeal to seniors, veterans, independents and women. We will need someone from STL county to combat the draw that Page will have in the general and with Jackson winning almost 50% of the STL vote last time he seems like the prime candidate to do that.
We don’t need to split the field again and wind up with another Sandra Thomas or Al Hanson.
Each candidate for Gov and Lt. Gov. will need all the resources they can get to try and keep the office. I can only imagine how split the vote will be with the Gov’s office. Let’s give the downticket races all the help they can get.
Go Jack Go!