TN: 1998 Gubernatorial Democratic Primary Election Result

[Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon]

New Election: 1998 Tennessee Gubernatorial Democratic Primary Election Results
   
   

1998 Democratic Primary for Governor, "winner" goes on to lose to Don Sundquist.

[Gabu]

New Election: 1998 Tennessee Gubernatorial Democratic Primary Election Results
    
    

1998 Democratic Primary for Governor, "winner" goes on to lose to Don Sundquist.

This kind of brings up an inevitable question: how did someone named "Hooker" get anywhere in politics?

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

New Election: 1998 Tennessee Gubernatorial Democratic Primary Election Results
    
    

1998 Democratic Primary for Governor, "winner" goes on to lose to Don Sundquist.

This kind of brings up an inevitable question: how did someone named "Hooker" get anywhere in politics?

It was a man named "Hooker", I don't know if thats worse than if it were a woman...

[Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon]

This kind of brings up an inevitable question: how did someone named "Hooker" get anywhere in politics?

hahaha!  John Jay Hooker is now (and was in '98) considered a joke candidate with no real stature in either the Dem Party or TN politics.  But back in the '60's, he was a force to be reckoned with - winning the Dem nomination in 1970.  He was the publisher of the now-defunct (unfortunately) Nashville Banner newspaper and quite wealthy.

[Joe Republic]

hahaha!  John Jay Hooker is now (and was in '98) considered a joke candidate with no real stature in either the Dem Party or TN politics.

... and yet he still managed to win two counties more than Jim Bryson's 2006 total of none.  Says a lot about Bryson, doesn't it?

[Gabu]

hahaha!  John Jay Hooker is now (and was in '98) considered a joke candidate with no real stature in either the Dem Party or TN politics.

... and yet he still managed to win two counties more than Jim Bryson's 2006 total of none.  Says a lot about Bryson, doesn't it?

Come to think of it, didn't some people predict that Bredesen would lose in 2006?

[Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon]

hahaha!  John Jay Hooker is now (and was in '98) considered a joke candidate with no real stature in either the Dem Party or TN politics.

... and yet he still managed to win two counties more than Jim Bryson's 2006 total of none.  Says a lot about Bryson, doesn't it?

It says that Tennessee has two counties that will vote for a Democrat no matter what, but no counties that will vote for a Republican no matter what - unless you count the numerous people I talked to that thought Bredesen was the Republican candidate

[Alcon]

hahaha!  John Jay Hooker is now (and was in '98) considered a joke candidate with no real stature in either the Dem Party or TN politics.

... and yet he still managed to win two counties more than Jim Bryson's 2006 total of none.  Says a lot about Bryson, doesn't it?

It says that Tennessee has two counties that will vote for a Democrat no matter what, but no counties that will vote for a Republican no matter what - unless you count the numerous people I talked to that thought Bredesen was the Republican candidate

Then it says some Tennesseans are too dumb to read the ballot? 

[TomC]

New Election: 1998 Tennessee Gubernatorial Democratic Primary Election Results
    
    

1998 Democratic Primary for Governor, "winner" goes on to lose to Don Sundquist.

This kind of brings up an inevitable question: how did someone named "Hooker" get anywhere in politics?

His name is the least of his issues. The Dems gave up on the 98 race as much as the GOP gave up in 06 beating Bredesen.

[Joe Republic]

It says that Tennessee has two counties that will vote for a Democrat no matter what, but no counties that will vote for a Republican no matter what - unless you count the numerous people I talked to that thought Bredesen was the Republican candidate

Odd, because those two Hooker counties (Lake and Van Buren) seemed happy to vote for Bill Frist in 2000.

[Keystone Phil]

It says that Tennessee has two counties that will vote for a Democrat no matter what, but no counties that will vote for a Republican no matter what - unless you count the numerous people I talked to that thought Bredesen was the Republican candidate

Odd, because those two Hooker counties (Lake and Van Buren) seemed happy to vote for Bill Frist in 2000.

There is something about the way Joe bitches someone up. It's too cool.

[Joe Republic]

There is something about the way Joe bitches someone up. It's too cool.

It's because I have great hair and wear sunglasses at night.