Mr. Carville wishes to make his K-town remarks OFF the record
A press release from the Knox County Democratic Party:
2008 EAST TENNESSEE TRUMAN DAY DINNER
“An Evening With James Carville”
6:00 p.m. May 15, 2008
Knoxville Convention Center, Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville, TN, May 6, 2008: One of the most recognizable figures in politics, James Carville is a liberal iconoclast who scopes the political landscape with his signature energy and [...]
Is Lamar Alexander a “fossil fool?”
Senatorial opponent Bob Tuke takes Sen. Alexander’s clean energy “Manhattan Project” proposal to task with this press release:
For Immediate Release, 10 May 2008,
Contact: Chris Song, (615) 202-0595
TUKE FOR TENNESSEE ON SENATOR ALEXANDER’S
“MANHATTAN PROJECT” PROPOSAL
Nashville - Senator Alexander has attempted to reinvent himself and his anti-environmental voting record with his proposal for a “Manhattan Project” on [...]
Lamar’s flat tax history mashup
Via ACK and Sean Braisted, comes this video mashup from the Bob Tuke campaign:
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Lamarfacts.com
Democratic candidate Bob Tuke’s campaign has launched an anti-Lamar Alexander site (they are calling it a “microsite”).
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More You Tuke
Bob Tuke releases another campaign ad online, this one focusing on his military service.
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Tuke’s anemic fundraising
Michael Silence isn’t impressed with the $225,000 Bob Tuke has raised thus far in his bif to unseat Lamar Alexander: “That is an impressive amount, if he’s running for mayor of Sevier County.”
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Checking in on the Tuke campaign
Sean Braisted has the latest:
The Tuke for Tennessee campaign released their fundraising totals so far, and they aren’t too shabby:
Total Dollars Raised to Date: $264,633.33
Number of Donors: 569
Percentage of Money Raised Online: 17%
Percentage Contributed by Individuals: 99%
Total Reported on 1st Quarter FEC Report: $225,533.33
In addition, they announced some of their initial endorsements, including former Presidential [...]
Tuke is to Obama as Padgett is to Hillary
Jennifer Brooks suggests the Tuke-Padgett match-up will play out as a primary do-over. What do you think?
If you liked the presidential primary race, you’re going to love the sequel.
Familiar faces from the Clinton/Obama matchup are returning for a new battle in Tennessee, this time challenging Republican U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander’s hold on his seat.
Democrats Bob [...]
Bob Tuke: grifter candidate?
Over at The Nashville Scene, Jeff Woods makes the extremely cynical case that Bob Tuke’s nascent Senate campaign is really just a hustle:
I’ve never been a big fan of Lamar Alexander, and I’m all for competitive elections. But it’s hard to resist the temptation to see Bob Tuke’s campaign as a scam. Here’s a guy [...]
A blogger’s endorsement for Tuke
Sharon Cobb says Bob Tuke is her man for Senate:
While Bob Tuke is known in Tennessee, I want my readers around the country to know about Bob, too.
I first met Bob when he was chair of the Democratic Party for Tennessee. He served the party well, just as he served his country well.
Bob is [...]
Lugo won’t run as Democrat
Via the AP:
A former Green Party candidate for the U.S. Senate says he has abandoned plans to run as a Democrat this year. Chris Lugo, who came in seventh in the 2006 race, said Friday that he will again seek the Green Party nomination or run as an independent. Lugo was one [...]
Paging Bob Tuke…
Matt Pulle at The Nashville Scene has penned an open letter to Bob Tuke:
Hey Bob, it’s Matt. I hope you’re doing well. Do you remember me? I left you two voice mails about Gus Puryear, figuring that you’d have something interesting to say about him. Not just because you’re running against—in theory at least—Sen. Lamar [...]
No endorsement for Tuke’s latest endorsement
Regarding the Tuke campaign’s announcement today that General Wesley Clark is offering his endorsement, blogger Moore Thoughts has this to say: “I guess Tuke finally figured out that Alvin York wasn’t available.”
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General Wesley Clark to campaign for Bob Tuke
From a Tuke campaign press release:
NASHVILLE, TN – Vietnam Veteran and former Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Bob Tuke announced today that he has won the endorsement of Wesley Clark in his bid for the U.S. Senate.
Wesley Clark, a Four-Star General (ret.), was the Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO from 1997 to 2000 and a [...]
Padgett vs. Tuke match-up beginning to take shape
Nashville City Paper this week surmises how Knox County’s homeboy, Mike Padgett might overcome Bob Tuke’s insider status:
Party insiders, though, are saying it could be very likely (polling) numbers also reflect the sentiment in the party statewide about the Democrats primary candidates — that despite Tuke’s profile in the fishbowl of Nashville, Padgett may have [...]
Sergeant York helps Bob Tuke announce on You Tube
The Tuke campaign released a video announcement of Tuke’s candidacy on You Tube today:
Here’s the accompanying script:
Hello. I’m Bob Tuke. And that … is Alvin York. He was a son of Tennessee, a man of great faith and a soldier in World War I. He was awarded the medal of honor for leading an attack [...]
Read More..>>Campaign strategery for Bob Tuke
Terry Frank offers the newly-announced Democratic candidate for Senate some free campaign advice:
Can Tuke defeat Lamar? Hmmmm….I don’t think it’s impossible. But I don’t think it’s going to happen by trying to run into the fields left of Lamar with campaign prose about the “cold wind of hunger and poverty” whistling through “open doors of [...]
Read More..>>Mike Padgett taps campaign team
Metro Pulse by way of Volunteer Voters notes:
We mentioned yesterday that Bob Tuke had tapped Ben Chao to run his embryonic effort for U.S.. Senate. Today we learn that Former Knox County Clerk Mike Padgett has signed a big name operator as well.
Metro Pulse reports that Randy Button and Jed Brewer’s Blue Solutions will [...]
Does this mark the official start of the campaign?
Kleinheider notes that the state GOP has begun taking public notice of Democrat Bob Tuke’s campaign to unseat Lamar Alexander.
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Padgett –and Alexander — have a challenger
Silence Isn’t Golden says TN Democratic insider and Nashville lawyer Bob Tuke will formally announce for U.S. Senate this week.
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