Dem Challenger To Gov. Pence Comes Out Swinging On Religious Freedom
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) now has a Democratic challenger for the 2016 Indiana gubernatorial election, and he's not pulling any punches.
On Thursday former Indiana House Speaker John Gregg (D) announced his candidacy for the governor's mansion. In a video rolling out his announcement, Gregg goes after Pence on the controversial anti-gay religious freedom bill the Indiana governor signed into law. That law earned Pence national criticism and he was forced to clarify that it was not meant to discriminate against people.
"I used to introduce myself as the guy with two first names," Gregg said in the video. "But after what Indiana's been going through lately, I just say I'm the guy who almost beat Mike Pence in 2012. That seems to get people's attention."
A number of major local and national figures, including leaders of major companies, criticized the law. As a result, Pence has been forced to bring in a public relations firm for $2 million to try and repair the state's image.
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