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Election day is just a week away, and campaigns all over the state are ramping up their efforts to get voters to the polls. This isn’t unusual, in fact it happens every election cycle. What is unusual is that several campaigns have reported reluctance by some voters to participate in early voting here in...
Every once in awhile, do you find yourself wanting to say “I told you so” so badly that you grit your teeth until bloody pieces of tongue starts floating around your mouth. Well, by golly, I’m going to do it right now just because I feel that we don’t talk about the Republicrat as...
There are a lot of things I don’t understand, and this picture is one of them. How does someone support the most liberal member of the Tennessee delegation to Congress, and two Republicans who are anything but liberals? I won’t rush to judgement. For all I know these folks are personal friends of all...
As I noted in yesterday’s Happy Hour, former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton had a presser yesterday. I was only able to listen to a little of it because I was working, but what I heard was interesting, and not entirely untrue. I can’t vouch for the complete accuracy of Herenton’s numbers. The Voter Participating...
Sean Braisted reports that the number of Davidson County voters pulling GOP primary ballots are almost as many as those pulling Democratic ballots: With the first day in from the start of expanded early voting polling sites, it looks as if Republicans have all but eliminated the early voting lead held by Democrats in...
Finally, a story comes from the Tennessean about how rural voters are sick and tired of hearing candidates talk about jobs but not have a concrete plan. The economy — creating jobs and lowering unemployment — is by far the most important issue in this year’s elections, voters across the state say. But in...
I’m speaking generically of course but I can’t help but think that may be the case. When a blogger posts an edited version of speech given by Shirley Sherrod and the White House reacts by firing her without even looking for context and more information, it shows a weakness in the chain. We see...
There are some pretty high stakes happening in the 8th District right now with the retirement of long-time congressman, John Tanner, who has served 11-terms in Washington. I wrote yesterday about the insane amount of mailers that certain areas were getting. In Obion County, mailers come daily. In perusing them, Ron Kirkland and George...
It’s been over five weeks since we first reported on questions about David Lenoir’s Financial Disclosures. In that post and a follow up we noted 9 violations of State Campaign Finance law, one of which included a donation that was 4 times the legal limit for a County Campaign. Since then there have been...
Morning Coffee – Sharpen Your Pitchforks Edition
Yeah, I know. You probably thought the pitchfork sharpening season ended with the November 2nd elections. I don’t think you could have been more wrong. We live in a 24/7/365 pitchfork readiness environment now and that’s not going to change until people start feeling more certain about their economic futures. The harsh reality is...
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