TN: Rasmussen: McCain far ahead ahead of Clinton, Obama

[Democratic Hawk]

If it's McCain versus Obama my money is on AR, KY, OK, TN and WV posting the highest number of McCain 'Democrats' come the general. Yes, Clinton wins the Democratic primaries in KY and WV in a walk regardless of what happens in PA, IN and NC

IIRC, according to the 2004 exit polls, more Tennessean voters than any other state of the Union identified as conservatives

Bill Clinton won Tennessee twice but with Al Gore as running mate and Ross Perot on the ballot. GWB beat Gore 51-47 and cruised to a 57-43 win over Kerry

It is just not a friendly state for Democratic presidential candidates; 4 of its 5 Democratic Reps are among the most conservative Democrats in the House

Dave

[Democratic Hawk]

Considering that TN couldn't stomach voting for a right wing warmonger black Democrat, there isn't much of a reason to believe that Obama could even reach Kerry's numbers in the state.

If you're talking about Harold Ford Jnr, that's stretching it a bit. He's not someone I'd consider to be particularly right wing

Dave