It might be Davis, or it might be Ford, but it apparently won’t be Davis vs. Ford
Lincoln Davis says - somewhat cryptically - that he won’t be running against Harold Ford, Jr. for governor.
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Who got Stacey Campfield’s vote?
Rep. Campfield says:
I have been getting asked a lot who am I going to endorse for the primary now that Fred is out of the race. I voted very early and it was for the most conservative candidate I could find. Take that how you will.
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Buncha state legislators to announce for Romney
Via Volunteer Voters:
Mitt Romney’s older brother, Scott Romney, will be in attendance at a press conference today at Legislative Plaza Room 30 where it has been reported that no less than one dozen legislators will be endorsing Mitt Romney for President.
VolunteerVoters.com has been able to get a hold of some of the names before the [...]
Fred Thompson for governor?
Let the gossip begin!
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State’s GOP big names divided on Briley apology
GOP Spokesman Bill Hobbs responded to Rob Briley’s formal apology on Capitol Hill yesterday by commenting on the matter at Volunteer Voters, saying:
“Is having an affair with the trial lawyers’ lobbyist one of the things he’s not proud of?”
And:
It’s a serious question that gets to the heart of a serious matter. Briley today apologized for [...]
Brad Renfro’s son
It’s been noted that Knoxville actor Brad Renfro’s obituary this week mentioned that he has a son. Today, TMZ is reporting that the child lives with his mother in Japan.
(Thanks to A.C. for the heads-up)
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Hillary and Obama are in the building
Check out the first Tennessee TV ads from two of the Democratic frontrunners
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More on the Overbey-Finney match-up
Thoughts on what the race might mean from Volunteer Voters:
This will surely be a primary to watch. There has been a growing tension in the Republican Party between the old school, Republican-since-the-Civil War, East Tennessee-style GOP and the new breed of conservative Republican who is more ideologically in tune with national movement conservatism and the [...]
Read More..>>Overbey vs. Finney
Rep. Doug Overbey has announced his intention to challenge State Sen. Raymond Finney.
More from Volunteer Voters.
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When and how should it be okay to hit people up for money?
Nashvillians are grappling with the same issues Knoxville downtowners struggle with every day, and are debating an aggressive panhandling ordinance.
I blogged recently about my own problems with an especially aggressive form of panhandling.
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Cohen asked to spill details on African DNA claim
White West Tennessee Congressman Steve Cohen’s recent claim that he’s had a DNA test done, and has determined his heritage is African in origin is drawing increased scrutiny:
It seems like Cohen is playing politics as usual. Like he did in 2006, he wants to beat his opponents in the card game of race. This time, [...]
Lamar Alexander finally hits the big time
You know you’re somebody when you’re “quoted” in The Onion, as our very own senator is in this piece entitled “Senate Meets at Coffee Shop to Brainstorm Legislation” (note to those unfamiliar with The Onion: this is satire):
While nearly every senator interviewed said they were pleased with the new legislative ideas and were looking forward [...]
Democrats for Lamar
Via Volunteer Voters, quoting The Tennessee Journal:
Early next week (the campaign) will unveil “Tennesseans for Alexander,” a group of Democrats and independents supporting Alexander’s reelection. Democrats in the first wave include Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton, Chattanooga Councilman Jack Benson, former state senator Carl Moore, Knoxville attorney Gordon Ball, and Pat Mathews, wife of Harlan Mathews, [...]
Researching state and local lawmakers’ conflicts of interest just got easier
Here’s the scoop.
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Do you think Fred wishes he’d stayed out?
If Fred Thompson hadn’t jumped into the race, he would have lived out the rest of his days as a universally beloved GOP lion, the guy who could have been president if only he’d deigned to make a run.
Instead, there’s increasing pressure on him to “do the right thing” and jump back out:
What do you [...]
Shifts in power in state senate
The new committee assignments have been made:
Ken Whitehouse reports that a list of Tennessee State Senate Committee assignments have been released. Most chairmanships remain unchanged from last year.
Senator Andy Berke, the winner of a Special Election to fill Ward Crutchfield’s spot, will replace Senator Mike Williams as Secretary of the Education Committee. Berke will also [...]
The Democrats made his father lazy
He blames the Dems for turning his formerly hardworking farmer-dad into a welfare sponge. And that’s why this guy says he now votes Republican:
Mr. Turnbow explains why after living life as the son of a rural Democrat farmer made want to have little to do with that party as he grew into manhood:
When the income [...]
Political gossip du jour: a TN congressman for veep?
Volunteer Voters links to a West TN blogger saying:
Remember where you heard/read it first. I have it from a good source, that Congressman John Tanner, District#8-Tennessee, is being considered for Vice-President of the United States. If you have read his speech`s from the floor of the house? You must consider him as a credible consideration. [...]
State GOP leader doesn’t want to stand too close to this particular cost-cutting measure
So notes Volunteer Voters:
Republicans may lean towards fiscal responsibility (if only rhetorically) but Tennessee’s GOP Senate Leader is looking to put a bit of distance between his caucus and news that the state may be cutting services to the state’s mentally disabled because of a revenue shortfall.
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