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Cochran didn't campaign last time until the last minute and barely lost -- even winning election day. Turnout will be lower this year which favors Cochran and Williams hasn't exactly done himself any favors by voting for Naifeh, constantly picking fights with Senator Rusty Crowe over everything from roads to healthcare and getting accused of sexually harassing a female legislator. Cochran has the edge to say the least.
Posted by: MSSmith | March 17, 2008 12:25 PM
What people must remember is that Cochran is one of David Davis' bunch. Phil Roe is going to beat Davis like a drum and people would be best advised to distance themselves from the very unpopular Congressman. Remember, by this time in 1998 Jim Holcomb was pressured by the USGOP against a run vs. Bill Jenkins. There's no pressure against Roe ~ just support. Corker, Alexander, Duncan, Wamp and Blackburn are all staying out of this one ~ that only hurts DD
Posted by: JGregory | March 17, 2008 02:12 PM
Yeah right, JGregory(although that's not your real name.) Davis will kill Roe. Keep drinking the liberal kool-aid, you idiot. Roe won't come within 10 points of winning a single county.
Posted by: MSSmith | March 17, 2008 02:56 PM
By the way, Marsha Blackburn is doing a fundraiser for Davis in June. Good job.
Posted by: MSSmith | March 17, 2008 02:57 PM
MSSmith - why is Marsha Blackburn doing that ? does she hate him ?
Posted by: mickey | March 18, 2008 08:33 AM
Keep drinking the kool-aid, guys. Davis is safe. You're just showing off your political stupidity by questioning that.
Posted by: MSSmith | March 18, 2008 03:35 PM
Too Bad Marsha 'Queen of Pork' Blackburn is safe. We need a real conservative here in the 7th district. Not someone who votes for 'bridges to nowhere'.
Posted by: mickey | March 18, 2008 08:15 PM
You MUST be on the Davis campaign. You're as arrogant as he is. Everyone knows DD is nervous about getting beaten and he should be. He's the most unpopular congressman the district has ever had.
Posted by: JGregory | March 19, 2008 08:44 AM
It's easy to be over-confident when your opponent didn't even win his own county last time. Keep sipping the kool-aid...
Posted by: MSSmith | March 19, 2008 02:55 PM
If you take the 12 JC mayors who ran out (specifically Cheek), Roe wins the County with room to spare. Cheek kept Roe from winning that race ~ he should never have run. Neither should Breeding or Smith, they were jokes too.
By the way, that's the point Dr. Kool-Aid, this is a one-one race. It's all Roe.
Posted by: JGregory | March 21, 2008 12:33 PM
Daily Dose for March 17, 2008
Two Tennesseans Now Mentioned as VPs
Two Tennesseans Now Mentioned as VPs -- Harold Ford, Jr. picked up a mention as a possible Vice President candidate for Hillary Clinton by Politics Today. Among the pluses for Ford in any consideration for VP were his moderate voting record. Among the negatives - his recent Senate race loss and family name. Ford joins Congressman Marsha Blackburn as the second Tennessean to be listed on the short-list of Vice Presidential picks. The National Review and others mentioned Blackburn over the past few weeks as a potential Vice Presidential pick for John McCain.
Sullivan Co. Wants Lottery Money for Construction -- The Sullivan Co. Commission could bring its political weight to bear on the on-going debate about how to spend the lottery surplus money. Republicans announced last week they had reached an agreement with the Democrats to spend the lottery money through decreasing the GPA required to retain the lottery scholarship. That hasn't stopped the Sullivan Co. Commission, however, from pushing lawmakers to back a plan to spend money on local school construction grants.
Bean: Williams Out -- Halls Shopper columnist Betty Bean says that Independent State Sen. Mike Williams has decided not to run for reelection. Bean caveats that he has until April 3 to officially make up his mind, however. Williams has been under the gun from Republican Party leaders for some time, ever since he voted for John Wilder for Lt. Gov. over the Republican nominee Ron Ramsey. But he says he became an Independent for different reasons. Williams: "[I changed parties because of] the combination of seeing people in elected office say one thing publicly and get to Nashville and act 100 percent opposite." Attorney Mike Faulk is expected to levy a hefty challenge to Williams this year.
Cochran in Against Williams -- Elizabethton attorney Jerome Cochran has formally announced he will be challenging incumbent State Rep. Kent Williams in a GOP primary. Cochran came out swinging in his announcement, saying: "This election, Carter County Republicans will have a clear choice between a conservative Republican with a proven record of supporting lower taxes, responsible state spending, and defending the rights of the unborn or our current State Representative's record of supporting higher taxes, more government spending, and selling out Republican values for his own personal benefit."
Dean Seeks AG's Opinion on Sheriff Run -- State Rep. Vince Dean has asked the State Attorney General whether or not he can qualify to run for Hamilton Co. Sheriff while still serving in the State House. Rep. Dean said he will leave the Legislature if he gets the nomination and it is ruled that he has to step down. Dean is seeking the Republican nomination to the spot - which will be decided on March 27.
Open Meetings Laws Stall -- State Sen. Randy McNally says he has stripped a provision that would increase the number of county officeholders that would have to be present to be considered a violation of the state's open meeting laws. The controversal provision approved by a study committee last summer would have required at least three members of the same governmental body to be present to be considered a violation of the state's open meeting laws, instead of the current provision which prohibits any private meeting between at lesat two members. What is likely to pass is an okay to a state ombudsman that would oversee ethics complaints and another provision limited the state's open records laws that would shield state employees addresses from being accessed. Meanwhile, the Commercial Appeal looks at a disparity in the delivery of records accessed through the state's open records laws.
Kleinheider Out -- In a long farewell post, A.C. Kleinheider, the blogger at the incredibly popular Volunteer Voters blog announced that WKRN was cutting him because of budget considerations. Volunteer Voters will likely the most popular political blog in the state, drawing accolades from both sides of the aisle for its unique journalism and discussion-building. VV will be sorely missed.
To add to your post about Cochran/Williams, Williams defeated incumbent Cochran two years ago in the Republican primary. This will be an interesting race, to say the least.
Posted by: WLBro | March 17, 2008 11:25 AM