Well, this one may not be written off after all.
One thing for sure - Krieg will likely be able to raise more money than Hostettler ever did.
Two things in 2008 in Indiana:
1. If SJR-7 is put on the ballot - this is the gay marriage constitutional amendment. This will bring out the Right that stayed home in 2006.
2. If Hillary is on the ballot - same applies.
Krieg won't seek 8th District seat
Posted: Friday, Mar 02, 2007 - 02:37:36 am EST
See: http://www.tristate-media.com/articles/2007/03/03/pdclarion/news/news2.txt
PRINCETON-In a statement released Thursday night, Gibson County Prosecutor Rob Krieg announced that he will not be a candidate for Indiana's 8th Congressional District seat in the 2008 election.
Krieg confirmed last month that he was considering mounting a Republican challenge in next year's election against current U.S. Rep. Brad Ellsworth, D-Evansville, for the state's 8th District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
But despite having received “great” encouragement for a possible run, Krieg - who was elected to a second four-year term in 2006 - said it is his intention to fulfill the full duration of his term as prosecutor, which runs through 2010.
“I am very humbled by the number of Gibson County citizens, both Democrats and Republicans, who have asked me to stick around a little while longer as prosecutor,” he said. “I think that says a lot about what we've been able to accomplish in the last four years, particularly in the fight against methamphetamines.”