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May 31, 2009
Haslam Counts Decosimo, Probasco Among Supporters
The Times Free Press ran a story on Saturday about two prominent political moneymen, Scottie Probasco and Joseph Decosimo, being listed as supporting Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam's gubernatorial bid, when for years they've been very generous toward Congressman Zach Wamp's campaigns.
On the surface, this piece doesn't say much. So these men supported Wamp when he ran for the U.S. House. So they support someone other than Wamp now that Wamp is running for governor. The jobs are very different, and there is no guarantee that if one has performed well in one, he is automatically considered above all comers for the other.
But so much of politics is about loyalty, and in that respect it might be moderately significant that some of a candidate's usual friends aren't readily subsidizing his quest for a higher office. The paper seems to have tried to make a more sensational story out of it, is all.
On the other hand, I'm still chasing a rumor about what would amount to a real defection in this race, but I can't get anyone to correspond, let alone confirm. That suggests either that it's true, and still very hush-hush; or that I've been fed a line of bull.
We'll see.
Political News , TN Gubernatorial Elections | By joe lance | 9:17 PM
