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Blossman found himself in conflict with outgoing Governor Foster, who lashed out against the public service commissioner on radio. Blossman had run a television commercial which blamed state leaders for not funding a [[DNA]] program that could have led to the earlier arrest of a suspected South Louisiana serial killer. Foster said that he considered that his criticism could aid Blossman's campaign by giving it more exposure, but the governor spoke out and accused Blossman of running an offensive advertisement in bad taste.

Blossman found himself in conflict with outgoing Governor Foster, who lashed out against the public service commissioner on radio. Blossman had run a television commercial which blamed state leaders for not funding a [[DNA]] program that could have led to the earlier arrest of a suspected South Louisiana serial killer. Foster said that he considered that his criticism could aid Blossman's campaign by giving it more exposure, but the governor spoke out and accused Blossman of running an offensive advertisement in bad taste.

Blossman spent more than $1 million in his race, much of that amount consisting of his own loans to his campaign. By late summer, Blossman had $613,000 on hand. He spent $552,000 in the second quarter of 2003, including the repayment of $285,000 in loans to himself. He raised $168,000 from others in the third quarter, $512,000 since January 1, 2003.

Blossman spent more than $1 million in his race, much of that amount consisting of his own loans to his campaign. By late summer, Blossman had $613,000 on hand. He spent $552,000 in the second quarter of 2003, including the repayment of $285,000 in loans to himself. He raised $168,000 from others in the third quarter, $512,000 since January 1, 2003.<ref name=celebs/>

When Blossman failed to make sufficient traction in the polls, he announced that former Republican Congressman Clyde Cecil Holloway (1943-2016) of Forest Hill in Rapides Parish would join him on an unofficial "ticket," with Holloway seeking the lieutenant governor position. Candidates had stopped forming such combinations after the 1971 Democratic primaries. Holloway was widely identified as a social [[conservative]] by his voting record. He had represented the heavily Democratic and since defunct 8th congressional district from 1987 to 1993. Holloway had left Congress four years before Blossman joined the PSC. In his bid for lieutenant governor, Holloway stressed the need to halt the loss of manufacturing jobs from Louisiana and to boost the low-wage base in many parishes, a goal not yet fulfilled.

When Blossman failed to make sufficient traction in the polls, he announced that former Republican Congressman Clyde Cecil Holloway (1943-2016) of Forest Hill in Rapides Parish would join him on an unofficial "ticket," with Holloway seeking the lieutenant governor position. Candidates had stopped forming such combinations after the 1971 Democratic primaries. Holloway was widely identified as a social [[conservative]] by his voting record. He had represented the heavily Democratic and since defunct 8th congressional district from 1987 to 1993. Holloway had left Congress four years before Blossman joined the PSC. In his bid for lieutenant governor, Holloway stressed the need to halt the loss of manufacturing jobs from Louisiana and to boost the low-wage base in many parishes, a goal not yet fulfilled.