On this blog and elsewhere, we've been heralding John McCain's unprecedented blogger outreach. Now, Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels has taken a page from his book. Mitch started a new program today and I love it. It's the kind of outreach we Republicans need to catch up with the Dems online.

See "Ask the Gov" on Indiana blog Hoosier Access:

What would you ask Governor Mitch Daniels if you had the chance to ask him one question? Hoosier Access is proud to offer up it’s newest feature, “Ask the Gov”. Each week, we’ll take questions from our readers and pass them along to Governor Daniels. You can ask about different issues from around the state, what his agenda is for his next term, how the campaign is going…I think you get the picture. Just click on the graphic over in the next column to submit your question. We hope to make this a regular feature. Your involvement will make that happen.

To get the ball rolling, we asked Governor Daniels the first question. Our question was:

“How would you explain the status of Indiana’s current economy in relation to what’s going on nationally and in our neighboring states?”