TN: Rasmussen: Corker(R) leads substantially against Ford(D)

[NHPolitico]

I read a report, regarding GOP GOTV in TN, that early voting in GOP-heavy east TN is up by about 20,000 voters over what it was in 2004. It's probably going to mean that Election Day turnout there will be up, too.

[NHPolitico]

That is what I always said, and it is obviously due to his race.  Funny how we agree on that, AuH2O.

Does race play a part? Yes. But, he's a Democrat running statewide for a federal race in TN (strike 1), he's from Memphis and running statewide in TN (strike 2), and he's running statewide in TN as a single black man (strike 3).   The corruption and craziness that is associated with his family (one of his relatives-- his uncle, I think-- actually shot at my cousin (and others) on the highway years ago) isn't helpful, either.

[NHPolitico]

Ford's ran a decent campaign in this race but, alas, it seems that Corker is pulling away in this race

Ford would he a highly capable senator. For that matter, I think Bob Corker will too but I would really would like to see Tennessee make history on Tuesday

Dave

Democrats should be happy that a state like TN will have, with Corker and Lamar Alexander, a pretty moderate Senate delegation as far as Southern states go.

[NHPolitico]

Furthermore, the Republicans have played downright in the gutter with Ford in Tennessee

Dave

A more mature politician (experience-wise, not age-wise) would know that politics isn't tiddlywinks and they'd know how to handle those gut punches the right way.  He knew that the GOP wasn't going to let a Southern Senate seat go Dem without a hell of a fight.