Setting up a classic battle of the pollsters, a GOP-leaning polling firm has Governor Mitch Daniels ahead by a huge margin. The Bellweather Research & Consulting poll conducted for the Indiana Manufacturers Association surveyed 500 registered voters between 10/2-6 for a margin of error of +/- 4.2%. Daniels, ex-Rep. Jill Long Thompson and Libertarian Andy Horning were tested.

General Election Matchup
Daniels........49
Thompson.......30
Horning.........3

The poll is dramatically different from a Selzer & Co. poll conducted for the Indianapolis Star and WTHR-TV that showed Daniels ahead by just four points. Who's right? Wait for Election Day to find out.

The Indiana Manufacturers Association has endorsed Daniels.