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Now, you done gone and pissed John Tanner off. A fiery speech by U.S. Rep. John Tanner, D-Tenn., on Wednesday helped convince House Republicans to abandon their leadership on a popular tariff bill. Tanner, anticipating that the GOP members would toe their party line, accused them of harming the country, living in an “Alice...
I don’t think a Fincher win is a given. If you had asked me two months ago, I would have said it was probably going to be the Frog Jump farmer but now, I’m not so sure. I live in the 8th and the mailouts from all three GOP candidates has been mind-boggling. I...
John Tanner has some words for SteFi and his newfound interest in jobs at the Milan Arsenal… Stolen in it’s entirety from JR Lind: “I want to thank Mr. Fincher for his newfound concern for saving jobs at the Milan Arsenal, where we have been fighting for years to keep good-paying jobs for West...
Everyone knows a veteran and many of us know a soldier who gave his/her life while in service for this country in one of the many wars we seemingly cannot escape. This is a holiday where, for me at least, summer is launched once again. We get together with friends and family, we cook-out,...
Sean Evans, an associate professor of political science at Union University, breaks down the GOP candidates for the Fightin’ 8th in today’s Jackson Sun. In the race for the Republican nomination for the 8th Congressional District, we’re now in a jump ball situation. So forget about straw poll victories and concerns expressed by tea parties...
Roy Herron and Stephen Flincher both have raised a cool million. They are going to need it. In trying to replace longtime stalwart Rep. John Tanner, they are looking at spending money is a minimum of four major television markets.
Reps. Steve Cohen and John Tanner in the CA. WASHINGTON — Memphis Bioworks Foundation would get $14.5 million, the City of Memphis would get $7 million and the Center for Southern Folklore would get $400,000 if U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., obtains all the special funding requests he posted this morning. U.S. Rep. John...
A fourth Republican is going to step into the 8th District race to replace Rep. John Tanner.
Open Secrets files a report on the fundraising prowess of Blue Dog democrats. Rep. Lincoln Davis, Rep Jim Cooper and Rep. John Tanner’s numbers are also on display in the report. Whether it was health care reform, cap and trade climate proposals or financial regulatory reform, Blue Dog Democrats were often at the center...
The Fightin’ 8th GOP Slugfest
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...
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