By Phillip Bailey
Louisville, KY – Unopposed in the primary, Republican candidate for attorney general Todd P'Pool has raised more than $100,000 during a campaign fundraiser in Madisonville, Ky. last Thursday. Currently serving as the Hopkins County Attorney, P'Pool has already raised over $350,000 thus far. In November he will face incumbent Attorney General Jack Conway, who is running unopposed in the Democratic primary but has raised only $130,000 in his campaign so far.
P'Pool campaign manager David Ray says the campaign is laying the groundwork early to give voters a clear choice in the general election.
"Voters in Kentucky are ready for the chance to fire Jack Conway and Todd's message is resonating all across the commonwealth. We're receiving contributions and support and encouragement from every corner of the state literally from Paducah to Pikeville, and we're very proud of that."
Ray says the race won't heat up until later this year, but the campaign predicts the health care overhaul and federal regulation of the coal industry will be key issues in the general election.