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March 23, 2008
Jake Ford to run as independent, not Democrat, in 9th
While TennesseeTicket.com accurately relayed the fact that Jake Ford — son of one and brother of another former U.S. Representative from Memphis — had chosen to run in the Democratic primary this year, unlike in 2006 when he ran as an independent, the esteemed Jackson Baker sets the record straight. Ford, it seems, went back to the Shelby County Election Commission and traded his Democratic Party petition for an independent one.
As I see it, this can only be good news for Nikki Tinker, since she is counting on amassing as many votes as possible to unseat first-term Congressman Steve Cohen, and Jake Ford could have siphoned some of those votes in the primary. In the general election, Ford will once again be a mere footnote.
Then again, Baker's report names a few others who have an interest in this seat, whether they really think they can win, or are vying for greater name recognition for smaller seats in the future. But whose candidacy — Cohen's or Tinker's — will they potentially hurt the most?
Make no mistake: I believe that Steve Cohen will be re-elected to the U.S. House. But this move by Jake Ford could signal a more interesting primary race this spring and summer.
I'm curious as to whether Memphis readers (if I still have any) think differently. Of course, you're welcome to chime in no matter where you live.
US House Elections | By joe lance | 03:07 PM
Comments
Oh, me thinks Cohen will loose. A black person must represent the peoples. He will loose if there are not too many spliting up the vote. Memphis is nothing but about race.
Posted by: mickey at March 25, 2008 08:19 AM