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Daily Dose for November 03, 2006
Daily Dose
More Voter Fraud in Memphis -- Investigators have opened a criminal probe into suspected early voting fraud in Shelby County. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is reviewing reports by the Shelby County Election Commission that two people voted twice during early voting in Memphis. Officials declined to say where the votes were cast; Shelby County had 19 early voting locations. Nor would they describe how the individuals were able to skirt computer safeguards. Ballots at early voting sites are cast on electronic touch-screen machines, and the double voting was detected through end-of-the day reconciliation. Both parties have plans for over 300 poll watchers and several attorneys for both the GOP and Dems have converged on Memphis for potential post-election litigation, according to party officials.
Record Early Voting Turnout -- The Chattanooga Times Free Press has more on the record turnout for this election and the political party's efforts to drive it up even higher, including a brief mention of micro-targeting. You can see some of my analysis on who benefitted from this record turnout in the post below. Bob Corker may benefit from the most TV ads - records show he has the larger of the two media buys, discounting independent expenditures. More from the Tennessean on that.
Polls: Corker +10, Corker +1, Ford +6 -- Here's the latest polling data to weigh. A new Reuters/Zogby poll released Thursday has Republican Bob Corker leading Democrat Harold Ford Jr. 53 percent to 43 percent. The poll was conducted Oct. 24-30. A questionably reliable Wall Street Journal/Zogby interactive poll released the same day had Corker leading 49 percent to 48 percent. Finally, Ford leads in a Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee poll with a 46 percent to 40 percent lead versus Corker. Michael Powell, senior advisor to the Ford campaign, said Ford is “surging in the polls," but Corker also said polling shows his team with momentum. More here and here.
Nightly News in Memphis for Senate Race -- Brian Williams' Nightly News program broadcast from Memphis last night to report on the Senate race. News coverage gets coverage in the Commercial Appeal.
Kelsey Calls For Elected AG - Again -- Rep. Brian Kelsey (R-Germantown) renewed today his commitment to introduce legislation in 2007 that will require the attorney general of Tennessee to be elected by the people. Monday, the State Supreme Court selected Robert E. Cooper Jr., Gov. Phil Bredesen’s legal counsel, to fill the role. “Appointed officials simply do not have the same level of accountability to the people as elected officials. The attorney general is supposed to represent the interests of the entire state, so all the people should have a say in who is representing them,” Rep. Kelsey said.
