Gov. C.L. "Butch," right, and his wife, Lori, dance followed by Carolyn Holley during a warm-up routine for the Smart Women, Smart Money conference in Moscow, Idaho Thursday. (Lewiston Tribune photo: Barry Kough)

The latest SOS from Idaho Gov. Butch Otter, asking for money: "Our Democrat opponent, A.J. Bukaloff, has thrown his campaign into high gear by once again triple matching all campaign contributions!  Make no mistake, he’ll do anything to buy this election. By continuing to stand by President Barack Obama and Washington, D.C.’s failed big government agenda, he already knows he’ll need to spend millions of his own personal wealth to attack and distort my record. With a critical campaign report fundraising deadline coming up on Tuesday, September 30^th, we cannot afford to allow my opponent to have any extra fundraising advantage. ... To remain competitive on the airwaves… and to counter A.J. Balukoff trying to buy Idaho… our campaign must raise an additional $20,000 before Tuesday!

• H/T: Joker

Question: Sorta seems like political panhandling to me. Thoughts?