compared to her.. Corker wasn't horrible, but I think one of the crazy congressmen from Tennessee much more likely; I expect a troglodyte to win the seat
compared to her.. Corker wasn't horrible, but I think one of the crazy congressmen from Tennessee much more likely; I expect a troglodyte to win the seat
I am betting on worse than Blackburn; she's very popular, not sure if the next guy is close to her in popularity, but most likely not going to really matter
Although the execrable Andrew Johnson was a Senator from Tennessee, Republicans used to send relatively reasonable people such as Howard Baker and Fred Thompson to the Senate from Tennessee.
As recently as 2006 Tennessee almost elected Democrat Harold Ford Jr. to the senate. He lost by less than 3 points. Who knows how things may have played out if Ford was elected.
Tough situation for Democrats in 2006. Ford was their best and most attractive candidate on paper, but I definitely think his race and family associations hurt him. Based on the PVI swings elsewhere in the country, I suspect Lincoln Davis, John Tanner, or Bart Gordon all could have won Tennessee in 2006 if they'd been nominated.
But I also don't think it would have meant anything beyond the 2006 cycle. Democrats required a uniquely rural coalition to squeak out a victory in Tennessee even in the best of times given how red East Tennessee had been for generations. That coalition was no longer an option by the Obama years, ensuring no path to victory for any Democrat in Tennessee for at least a generation.
There was this controversial campaign ad that divided Democrats and Republicans.
In the article, it shows that it was aired at a bad time for Bob Corker's campaign even though Corker outright denounced it. Ford kept on pressing Corker.
With their majority in the Senate potentially hanging in the balance, Republicans were bickering among themselves over an advertisement in the particularly nasty campaign in Tennessee that even some Republicans have denounced as racist.
The dispute pitted former Chattanooga Mayor Bob Corker, the GOP candidate for the seat held by Senate Republican leader Bill Frist, against his own party leadership Tuesday after it rebuffed his call to pull the ad, which lampoons Democratic Rep. Harold Ford Jr.тАЩs reputation as a man about town.
In the ad, a young white actress playing the stereotype of a тАЬdumb blondeтАЭ talks about meeting Ford, a 36-year-old bachelor who is black, тАЬat the Playboy party.тАЭ At the end of the ad, she winks and says to the camera, тАЬHarold тАФ call me.тАЭ
The ad brought immediate criticism from the Ford campaign and the NAACP, whose Washington office called it тАЬa powerful innuendo that plays to pre-existing prejudices about African-American men and white women.тАЭ
Ford told MSNBC-TV: тАЬI know that they are a little desperate and doing the things that you do when you get desperate in a campaign.тАЭ
Corker himself called the ad тАЬdistastefulтАЭ Tuesday, telling MSNBC-TV, тАЬI think it ought to come down.тАЭ Meanwhile, Bill Cohen, a former Republican senator from Maine, criticized it in an interview on CNN as тАЬa very serious appeal to a racist sentiment.тАЭ
The crazy thing is that Ford is African American and was from the 9th district, which is based around Memphis, arguably among the most liberal places in Tennessee. It's incredible that someone of that background got as close as Ford did to winning a statewide election in Tennessee of all places.
compared to her.. Corker wasn't horrible, but I think one of the crazy congressmen from Tennessee much more likely; I expect a troglodyte to win the seat
The days of Tennessee electing a Corker-esque Republican are long gone. I expect a Blackburn-esque replacement although we could get lucky.
I am betting on worse than Blackburn; she's very popular, not sure if the next guy is close to her in popularity, but most likely not going to really matter
Probably since she will pick the replacement if she is governor.
Although the execrable Andrew Johnson was a Senator from Tennessee, Republicans used to send relatively reasonable people such as Howard Baker and Fred Thompson to the Senate from Tennessee.
I think the current crew is worse than Johnson(and he faced impeachment)
As recently as 2006 Tennessee almost elected Democrat Harold Ford Jr. to the senate. He lost by less than 3 points. Who knows how things may have played out if Ford was elected.
Tough situation for Democrats in 2006. Ford was their best and most attractive candidate on paper, but I definitely think his race and family associations hurt him. Based on the PVI swings elsewhere in the country, I suspect Lincoln Davis, John Tanner, or Bart Gordon all could have won Tennessee in 2006 if they'd been nominated.
But I also don't think it would have meant anything beyond the 2006 cycle. Democrats required a uniquely rural coalition to squeak out a victory in Tennessee even in the best of times given how red East Tennessee had been for generations. That coalition was no longer an option by the Obama years, ensuring no path to victory for any Democrat in Tennessee for at least a generation.
There was this controversial campaign ad that divided Democrats and Republicans.
In the article, it shows that it was aired at a bad time for Bob Corker's campaign even though Corker outright denounced it. Ford kept on pressing Corker.
Corker still won in the end.
https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna15403071
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With their majority in the Senate potentially hanging in the balance, Republicans were bickering among themselves over an advertisement in the particularly nasty campaign in Tennessee that even some Republicans have denounced as racist.
The dispute pitted former Chattanooga Mayor Bob Corker, the GOP candidate for the seat held by Senate Republican leader Bill Frist, against his own party leadership Tuesday after it rebuffed his call to pull the ad, which lampoons Democratic Rep. Harold Ford Jr.тАЩs reputation as a man about town.
In the ad, a young white actress playing the stereotype of a тАЬdumb blondeтАЭ talks about meeting Ford, a 36-year-old bachelor who is black, тАЬat the Playboy party.тАЭ At the end of the ad, she winks and says to the camera, тАЬHarold тАФ call me.тАЭ
The ad brought immediate criticism from the Ford campaign and the NAACP, whose Washington office called it тАЬa powerful innuendo that plays to pre-existing prejudices about African-American men and white women.тАЭ
Ford told MSNBC-TV: тАЬI know that they are a little desperate and doing the things that you do when you get desperate in a campaign.тАЭ
Corker himself called the ad тАЬdistastefulтАЭ Tuesday, telling MSNBC-TV, тАЬI think it ought to come down.тАЭ Meanwhile, Bill Cohen, a former Republican senator from Maine, criticized it in an interview on CNN as тАЬa very serious appeal to a racist sentiment.тАЭ
He wouldтАЩve lost in 2012 and we would be in the same boat we are in now. ItтАЩs fine.
The crazy thing is that Ford is African American and was from the 9th district, which is based around Memphis, arguably among the most liberal places in Tennessee. It's incredible that someone of that background got as close as Ford did to winning a statewide election in Tennessee of all places.