Blunt gives preview of gubernatorial campaign

October 16, 2003
By: Christine McCarty
State Capital Bureau

Secretary of State Matt Blunt previewed some of his unofficial gubernatorial campaign issues with the Missouri Chamber of Commerce on Thursday. Christine McCarty has the story.

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Blunt covered major issues Missouri is facing such as public education funding, job losses and transportation problems. When questioned about upcoming gubernatorial campaign issues and campaign contributors, Blunt basically announced his candidacy for governor.

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Contents: We've got a lot of great supporters around the state who really do want to see change and the belief that we need to make a change in 2004. They want to be part of our effort and want to be a part of building a better Missouri.

Blunt has raised almost $2 million and has 13 months left to collect campaign contributions. From the state Capitol, I'm Christine McCarty

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