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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Mike Padgett to challenge Lamar Alexander
Via Volunteer Voters:
Ken Whitehouse with the breaker:
NashvillePost.com has learned that former Knox County Clerk William M. “Mike” Padgett will enter the Democratic primary.
Padgett was first elected to the Knox County School Board in 1984 then as Knox County Clerk in 1986, a position he held for over 20 years. He was forced to leave [...]
Read More..>>Bob Tuke to challenge Alexander after all?
That’s the buzz over at Volunteer Voters.
What do you think? Should the Democrats run a “legitimate” candidate against Lamar Alexander for the sake of state legislative candidates down the ticket or is there nothing wrong with letting the evidently newly shaved and coiffed Chris Lugo stand for the progressive values of the new Democratic Party?
Or [...]
