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Daily Dose for July 17, 2007
Crutchfield Race Gets More Names
Crutchfield Race Gets More Names -- Democratic State Rep. JoAnne Favors and Republican Oscar Brock have apparently expressed interest in the State Senate seat being vacated by Ward Crutchfield. The race is set to cost around $300,000 - $400,000 to execute, which is led some to propose using remote voting locations rather than all the precincts. Crutchfield has until November 4 to resign his seat and trigger a special election. Otherwise, the GOP-controlled County Commission will name a replacement. More here and here.
Wharton Won't Run -- Shelby Co. Mayor A.C. Wharton has decided to resist calls by a draft group that overwhelmed Shelby Co. phone systems earlier last week with calls for him to run for Mayor of Memphis. Wharton has decided not to challenger former boss Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton, who is seeking his eight term.
O Ford Lawsuit Dismissed -- An old lawsuit centered around the State Senate's actions two years ago to remove State Sen. Ophelia Ford was declared moot and removed from the docket yesterday. The suit was Ford's response to the State Senate's move two years ago to refuse to seat her because of voter irregularities in her Memphis election. Ford subsequently won, even-handedly, reelection to the seat.
Despite Thompson, NOTA Still Leads -- The Tennessean has a report this morning, that despite Fred Thompson's name being included in a poll of GOP Presidential candidates, "None of the Above" is still the leader. That's according to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll. None of the top candidates has a clear lead among Christian evangelicals, a critical part of the GOP base that has had considerable sway in past Republican primaries. Also in the poll, on the Dem side, support for Al Gore has slid 15%, with most of the Democrats split between Hillary Clinton, who leads, and Barack Obama.
