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February 23, 2006
Democrats' Darling: Nikki?
CQPolitics.com ran a post Tuesday on the congressional race that will decide U.S. Rep. Harold Ford, Jr.'s successor.
The gist is that good early fundraising and an EMILY's List endorsement may not be enough to boost airline attorney Nikki Tinker into the Democratic nominee's -- and thus, surely, the general election winner's -- spot. Tinker's trouble is supposedly embodied in two high-profile Memphis names. One is Shelby County Commissioner Julian Bolton, the other is State Senator Steve Cohen. The former has declared his interest in the seat; the latter has not.
This particular election continues to intrigue and enlighten me. I really don't know a lot about Memphis politics. Nikki Tinker seems to be well-connected to Ford's fundraising apparatus. That can only be advantageous, it would seem. Another candidate, Ed Stanton, won a January straw poll, and has raised close to Tinker's total.
Then there's another candidate -- Tyson Pratcher -- who has his own "friends in high places." Pratcher was, until very recently, a member of the Hillary Clinton organization. If I were any one of the other candidates in the 9th district, I'd keep an eye on Tyson.
Elections | By joe lance | 02:39 PM