Parting Ways

The Herald-Leader is reporting problems in the Richards – Brown camp.

Jody Richards, the Democratic House speaker and candidate for governor, has "parted ways" with his campaign manager over strategy differences and cut ties with his finance chairman Larry Townsend, who recently attended a fund-raiser for one of Richards' rivals.

What does it mean?

It sounds like Richards has been screwed when it comes to fundraising and has to drop back to a field operation based in western Kentucky. This strategy is dangerous considering that 60% of the registered democratic voters are in the Louisville, Lexington and Northern Kentucky areas – the Golden Triangle.

Maybe with a seven way primary this strategy can work, but the numbers will have to break the right way to get there. But I don’t see how he can make the cut without picking up part of vote in Louisville and Lexington.