John  Gregg, the Democrat, hoping to take the governor's mansion this fall to  replace outgoing Republican Governor Mitch Daniels, yesterday called  for a cut in the tax rate for businesses. Gregg has already called for  the elimination of the gasoline sales tax.

In  a continuing move that seems to take the thunder from Republican  positions on cutting taxes, Gregg is once more appealing to the majority  in the very conservative Hoosier State. Traditionally Indiana Democrats  tend to be fiscally conservative and moderate to left leaning on some  social issues.

Gregg  is facing off in the fall against Congressman Mike Pence. Pence is a  favorite of the Tea Party and considered very socially conservative.  Pence had nothing to say at this time about Gregg's call to cut the  corporate income tax rate.

Gregg  was Indiana General Assembly Speaker of the House under Governor Evan  Bayh, the moderate Democrat and one of the founders of the the group, No Labels. Bayh later served as Senator from Indiana.

From  the Cornfield, the race for governor is shaping up as one in which both  Democrats and Republicans try to try to prove who is more conservative  and ready to deal with economic issues in the state over the next 4  years.

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