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December 20, 2005
Start Your Engines
Where to start? First, my thanks for all the kind thoughts and wishes as I was flat on my back for thirty hours while fighting off some kind of viral attacker.
Next, my quite belated sighs of relief that no serious harm befell Sarah Moore or her pregnancy in the auto accident. And may the [bleep] who hit-and-ran be caught and justly punished.
Now, the blogorama. It looks like we are starting to see a couple of real campaigns for the US Congress. The 12/31/05 FEC filing deadline and its perceived import may have something to do with a recent ramping-up of activity.
The New Republic opined that Congressman Junior could win. What seems more likely is the way TNR stacked things up v-à-v Ford vs. the GOP. Bottom line: Bob Corker can beat Ford, and will make a much better Senator. If the radical wing manages to nominate Ed Bryant, I'm not so sure Ford wouldn't win. (Van Hilleary? I'm not sure why he's in this race, but I never profess to know everything.)
The smart move displayed by Corker's campaign has him squarely facing the general election opponent early. Bryant responded quickly with a proposed members-only debate schedule. A couple of comments at Bryant's unofficial campaign blog briefly suggested this may have been too quick a thrust, and that it smacks of desperation. One question: is Jeff Moder invited to the six GOP primary debates? (By the way, read his holiday greeting.)
Let's next dig the US House-9th seat, where John Farmer declares that he will stay in the field [pun intended] no matter how the odds could be stacked against him. I don't know if he's right, that the Democratic front-runner is indeed Nikki Tinker; or if he's underestimating Ron Redwing or perhaps Lee Harris. Or Laura Davis-Aaron. Here's a name that gets a lot of Google my way (as much as "a lot" is here): Tyson Pratcher. What do we know about this potential candidate? The others?
Most of the other House seats are sleepy, especially in primary season. We can do better than this, can't we? But wait. It usually starts smaller, more local. More on that later.
Bob Corker for Senate , Elections | By joe lance | 10:21 PM