October 1, 2009
Family Name No Guarantee in Politics
…unless, perhaps, the name is "Kennedy." The Christian Science Monitor notes Beau Biden's (son of Vice President Joe Biden) likely U.S. Senate candidacy, and goes on to mention a few more "political dynasties in...Posted by joe lance on 10:15 AM
November 3, 2008
Just for fun: predictions for Election 2008
Here are my humble, futile projections for Tuesday's contests. Candidates on the losing end of these should take heart: I'm wrong more often than I'm right, or 50/50 at best. But that hasn't stopped...Posted by joe lance on 11:20 PM
October 24, 2008
Bob Tuke for Attorney General?
You heard it here first. ;-) But truthfully, and I'm a little ashamed of myself, I just made that up to pique some Internet curiosity. I was trying to think of a title to...Posted by joe lance on 2:26 PM
October 20, 2008
Tuke hitches wagon to a star
The Obama for America organization sent an e-mail message to supporters in Tennessee today that urges them to volunteer and to vote for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Bob Tuke. Earlier this month, after the...Posted by joe lance on 7:41 AM
October 6, 2008
There are a lot of people running for U.S. Senate in Tennessee
After Bob Tuke edged out his relatively unknown but handily named opponent in the Democratic primary two months ago, many probably settled into the notion that the U.S. Senate race was down to two...Posted by joe lance on 11:33 PM
September 5, 2008
Berke barbecue builds ballot bridges
Tennessee state Senator Andy Berke kicked off his campaign for reelection to the 10th District seat Wednesday evening at Chattanooga's Bessie Smith Hall. Guests filled the venue to near capacity and ate catered barbecue...Posted by joe lance on 12:09 PM
August 4, 2008
Endorsements, recommendations, and predictions for August 7
The Chattanooga Times Free Press, along with countless other papers in the land, has a tradition of publishing endorsements on the Sunday before any Election Day. The Free Press editorial page even mocks up...Posted by joe lance on 12:22 PM
August 2, 2008
I am voting today
Saturday, August 2, 2008 -- the last day of early voting for the August 7 county general and state/federal primary elections. Since I will be at the Brainerd Rec Center all day on Thursday,...Posted by joe lance on 11:20 AM
July 19, 2008
Endorsements East and West (updated)
Early voting for the August 7 election started yesterday, and will continue through August 2. Some bloggers have begun posting their endorsements for the federal and state primaries, as well as--and this is perhaps...Posted by joe lance on 10:25 AM
June 4, 2008
Coffee with the candidate: Bob Tuke
TennesseeTicket.com was generously afforded an exclusive opportunity today to sit down and talk issues with Bob Tuke, who's one of several Democratic candidates for the United States Senate seat currently held by Republican Senator...Posted by joe lance on 1:20 AM
May 28, 2008
Post Politics interviews Mike Padgett
A.C. Kleinheider of the Nashville Post had some one-on-one time with Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mike Padgett during the latter's recent visit to Nashville. Read "America First: Mike Padgett and the International Guard."...Posted by joe lance on 8:08 AM
May 19, 2008
No Tuke for you!
I had planned to do a companion post to the one covering Mike Padgett's visit last week, but today's luncheon with special guest Bob Tuke turned out to be closed to the press. I...Posted by joe lance on 6:16 PM
May 15, 2008
Updated: Padgett-ry, and a bowl of grits
UPDATE: please see a clarifying statement, released by the campaign in response to part of this report, at Post Politics. I will post video of Thursday's remarks as soon as I am able. Original...Posted by joe lance on 10:30 PM
Breakfast with Padgett, lunch with Tuke
Two Democratic candidates for the United States Senate will be in the Scenic City within a few days of each other to meet area voters and seek support in the August 7 primary election....Posted by joe lance on 5:14 AM
April 5, 2008
August 2008 TN candidate database
All I can say is that I wish there were more hours in the day. But then, R. Neal and I would have been doing pretty much the same thing, so maybe it's more...Posted by joe lance on 10:24 PM
March 23, 2008
Lugo quits Democratic primary, but not Senate race
Chris Lugo, the 2006 Green Party candidate in the campaign for U.S. Senate won by Bob Corker, has issued the following press release (excerpted): US Senate candidate Chris Lugo has announced that he is...Posted by joe lance on 9:27 PM
February 4, 2008
Another round of Albertini
Former Tennessee gubernatorial and state Senate candidate Mark Albertini is running for office in 2008 — this time for the United States Senate seat currently held by Lamar Alexander. Albertini, a Republican, will challenge...Posted by joe lance on 9:12 AM
January 14, 2008
Democrats finally get a challenger against Lamar
The online Leaf-Chronicle reports that 2006 Green Party candidate Chris Lugo will seek the Democratic Party's nomination this year for the US Senate seat currently held by Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander. (More: Volunteer Voters)...Posted by joe lance on 2:33 PM
October 25, 2006
US Senate Candidate and Drug Warrior
From Chattanoogan.com: A couple is facing federal charges after their rental vehicle was stopped on I-75 in Bradley County and almost 16 pounds of crystal ice meth was found in the cargo area. Pete...Posted by joe lance on 1:13 PM
October 24, 2006
Tennessee Makes the Big Weekend
"Virginia, Missouri, Tennessee, and New Jersey." I have to admit that it's exciting to have the state in which I was raised, and the state I call home as an adult, make up half...Posted by joe lance on 2:58 PM
October 23, 2006
Blogging the Florida Senate Debate
I'm watching C-SPAN's rebroadcast of the Harris-Nelson debate. (Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and her opponent, Republican John Spencer, were just wrapping up when I turned on the TV.) I wouldn't like being a Florida...Posted by joe lance on 10:35 PM
October 20, 2006
From Sale Creek to Apison
Joe Powell suggests that the Ford-Corker race may all come down to Hamilton County: This race is soooo close, but I would imagine keeping an eye on which candidate carries Hamilton County may show...Posted by joe lance on 9:14 PM
October 19, 2006
How to Be A Volunteer Voter
Kleinheider, picking up on one of David Oatney's insights, issues a marvelous challenge: If one truly had the interests of good government at heart one would have to hope for the swift decline of...Posted by joe lance on 9:56 PM
October 16, 2006
I've A Mind to Make Up
Do you know for whom you'll vote in the US Senate election? Some conservatives are thinking of punishing the moderate GOP elite in this state by throwing their votes to Ford. Some liberals wish...Posted by joe lance on 10:10 PM
October 9, 2006
Are You Ready for Another Debate?
This is all happening kind of quickly now. Election Day will be here soon. Two reactions on Saturday night's debate that pretty much convey the thinking here are at The Pulse Blog and VolunteerVoters.com....Posted by joe lance on 10:17 PM
October 6, 2006
People Not From Here Wouldn't Understand
Oh, there's a big fuss about people who appear in a Corker ad about his Chattanooga mayoral tenure not actually being from Chattanooga. You'd think that they were from (gasp) Hollywood, for all the...Posted by joe lance on 12:24 PM
October 5, 2006
Did the Van Wagon Wreck GOP Dreams of Easy Senate Victory?
Roger Abramson opines, quite mightily, that Ed Bryant would, had he won the GOP primary in August, not be doing any better against Democratic nominee Harold Ford Jr. than Bob Corker currently is. The...Posted by joe lance on 3:21 PM
October 3, 2006
Run, Run, Rudolph
You, too, could have lunch with Mayor Rudy Giuliani, right here in the Scenic City, on Monday, October 23. Just shell out 500 clams, wear a snappy suit, and make your way to the...Posted by joe lance on 9:10 PM
September 27, 2006
Volunteers in the Spotlight
Despite the fact that there are several others in the race, the media are certainly bringing attention to the Corker/Ford matchup as decision day draws nearer. We could have us an old-fashioned nail-biter. What...Posted by joe lance on 10:38 PM
September 19, 2006
Up A Creek Without A Candidate
I can't go Lugo. And I can't go Bo. And I can't, after being so clearly reminded of my very neighborhood's loss at the mayor's gain, continue the support I showed during the primary...Posted by joe lance on 11:38 PM
September 15, 2006
Uh, We Were Just Kinda Lost
Memphis television anchor Cameron Harper reports on a curious event that happened during a live "Good Morning America" shoot on Friday. It seems that during Justin Timberlake's performance, a campaign bus emblazoned with the...Posted by joe lance on 9:54 PM
September 12, 2006
Chivers Regal
VolunteerVoters notes the press item about former State Rep. Stephanie Chivers joining the Bob Corker campaign, and does a double take at the Sundquist part of her résumé. I don't think it's a big...Posted by joe lance on 3:27 PM
September 11, 2006
Senate Race Forecast: "Flurry Until November"
The race to fill outgoing US Senator Bill Frist's seat is pulse-quickeningly close, to say the least. Taegan Goddard points us to the latest WSJ/Zogby numbers, where the result (Corker leads by 2.7%) is...Posted by joe lance on 12:49 PM
September 7, 2006
Help the Republicans: Elect the Democrats
Or, so says the Cato Institute blog. (The link was found at Farmer's place, though I'm not sure it was intended in that exact spot.)...Posted by joe lance on 8:07 PM
Corker in da House
I got to meet Bob Corker today, at a similar event to the one in which I met Harold Ford, Jr. I'll be writing a whole piece about this, but just wanted to report...Posted by joe lance on 3:10 PM
August 24, 2006
US Senate candidate visits Chattanooga business
CHATTANOOGA—Today a large downtown employer held the first of two planned "meet and greet" events by the major candidates running for the United States Senate in Tennessee. The media were not invited to...Posted by joe lance on 9:26 PM
I Met Harold Ford Today
But I can hardly blog about it due to Chattablogs' lovely server. AAARRRGH. More later, with pictures and everything....Posted by joe lance on 1:44 PM
August 13, 2006
Vote in an online US Senate poll
Blogging for Corker has a poll up. Go vote. Although I would have preferred one showing all of the general election candidates, at least they included a "None of the Above" option alongside Corker...Posted by joe lance on 9:59 PM
August 9, 2006
Elections or Ejections?
Do all those who are bemoaning last night's loss by US Senator Joseph Lieberman in the Connecticut Democratic primary also know about the ouster of sitting US Rep. Cynthia McKinney in Georgia's 4th District?...Posted by joe lance on 1:51 PM
August 8, 2006
Gray matter; and US House page updated
Based on unofficial primary results, some of which took days to be reported, I have moved the names around on the US House candidates page. The active lists (indicated by the thick dashed border)...Posted by joe lance on 11:03 PM
July 29, 2006
Hotline: Republicans hope Bob Corker wins the primary
That's what they said....Posted by joe lance on 11:32 AM
July 26, 2006
For Your Voting Consideration - The Civic Forum endorsements
There’s no need for a long introduction here—let’s just get right to the point. Each elected office* that will appear on ballots in at least one precinct in Hamilton County on August 3 is...Posted by joe lance on 7:34 AM
To Bob or Not to Bob
Why you should—and shouldn’t—vote for each of the U.S. Senate candidates The major political parties’ respective senatorial campaign committees -- you know, those powerful cadres of cash-wielding kingmakers -- are watching our little long,...Posted by joe lance on 7:28 AM
July 25, 2006
Corker Leads Big; Ford in Town Tonight
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire links to a new SurveyUSA poll that shows Bob Corker at 49%, Ed Bryant at 29%, and Van Hilleary a distant third at 15%. (Van is closer to Tate Harrison...Posted by joe lance on 8:29 AM
July 24, 2006
On the missing CDs
I lost a car key during a move one time. And I lost a pair of prescription sunglasses when I played at this dude's wedding. I hope liberals and conservatives alike will join me...Posted by joe lance on 8:57 PM
July 20, 2006
Senate Race Polls and Analysis
Head on over to VolunteerVoters.com and TNPoliticsBlog.com for good coverage of some recent polls, ads, and other activity in this invigorating election. There are more links to be had, sure, but chances are you'll...Posted by joe lance on 10:45 PM
July 10, 2006
20 Answers to Chris Clem
I thought I would offer a reply to Chris Clem's much-talked-about email on Bob Corker. Why? Because Rep. Clem asked nicely, and that will usually work with me. Before I begin, let me reiterate...Posted by joe lance on 10:47 PM
July 3, 2006
Out and about: McMinn and Monroe Counties
On Saturday the family drove up to the western NC mountains for a brief respite. It was good to leave work and house chores (and even the blogging and column-writing) behind, but of course...Posted by joe lance on 11:15 AM
June 28, 2006
Backslap and backlash
Saying that he'd rather send a "preacher" than a "professor" to the United States Senate, Lynn Sebourn tips his support to Van Hilleary. It must be all the vorticity that's getting Sebourn so dizzy...Posted by joe lance on 12:04 PM
June 27, 2006
Endorsing Bob Corker: Roger and me
Via Volunteer Voters, today I read the most reasoned arguments for supporting Bob Corker in his bid for the United States Senate that I've seen. I don't claim the conservative heritage that Roger Abramson...Posted by joe lance on 11:46 PM
June 21, 2006
Who’s Headed for Washington? Breaking down the 2006 federal midterm primary elections
There are a few weeks left during which we can imagine that our ideal slate of candidates has been elected. It’s like those fantasy sports games, only with a different kind of “player” and...Posted by joe lance on 5:02 PM
Corker Wins..
..this morning's radio debate. That is, if you ask A.C. You can also check Nathan Moore, but he is a Corker supporter. Kleinheider doesn't seem to be, and that gives his assessment more credence....Posted by joe lance on 11:37 AM
June 7, 2006
Bob Corker would have voted for it
Per his unofficial blogging supporters, Mr. Corker approves of the proposed Constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage. I have to say that I am disappointed by this, but I maintain that Bob Corker...Posted by joe lance on 11:34 PM
May 24, 2006
Little Man Tate
VolunteerVoters asks the question I had, not when viewing the latest WBIR/SurveyUSA results, but when reading the Secretary of State's PDF a couple of weeks ago. I thought I had gotten around to adding...Posted by joe lance on 9:47 PM
May 22, 2006
US Senate: GOP Primary Settled by Fists?
Oh, you've read about the Corker-Hilleary Saturday night shouting match, I'm sure, either on the VolVo or at TeamGOP, or somewhere. I'm not really here to report anything new. I think this is just...Posted by joe lance on 12:56 PM