A Republican lock on the South?

Newsobserver ^ | 31-may-2004 | John Wagner

[wardaddy]

I only live here but maybe ineffectual was mean...."not terribly exciting" might be better.

I would not quibble with his conservative credentials.

Bredesen while hardly my favorite has turned out less bad than I feared...so far.

(I donated $$ and campaigned for Van)

[TomServo]

Bredesen while hardly my favorite has turned out less bad than I feared...so far.

Yeah - me, too. Even though I don't live there anymore. I'm still betting he's gonna shoot for the State Income Tax someday.

[wardaddy]

Fingers crossed....he did well with monuments here but left a fat tab.

Purcell is much much much much worse than Phil. Cretin raised appraisals and the property tax rate at the same time....cost me bad commercially.

Phil sort of voodoo balanced the state budget and now we have the stupid lottery and still they are talking about raising college tuition.

They will never learn...the lottery just funded more freebies. TN has yet to have the Conservative "real life wake up call" my home state of Miss has had over the years....lots of upwardly mobile non-minorities here vote Dem.....Thank God for East Tennessee.

[no_problema]

my father is a dairy farmer and a very humble man.

he listened to john kerry on tv and said, "i don't like that guy, and i'm not voting for him".

it's a matter of values. and john kerry is an elitist.

[TomServo]

They will never learn...the lottery just funded more freebies.

Hmm. Well - I guess I could make it up to plaza a few more times - just for old times sake, dontcha know. ;-)

[wardaddy]

Me and you both, it was warm last time around.

[Ciexyz]

btt

[TomServo]

Me and you both, it was warm last time around.

Yes it was. What a great time I had.

[dufekin]

From what I see, many Southerners are open to Kerry; however, once they become more acquainted with his positions on the issues, they will consolidate overwhelmingly behind Bush. Kerry's position on abortion and his association with the only state where John and Edward, both male, can call themselves married -- not joking here -- will cost him the Catholic vote, which is key to unlocking Louisiana.

He's not a Southerner, as Southerners will learn when he visits their states. With the exception of Florida and perhaps Arkansas if he can get Clinton's good graces, I predict that Kerry will lose every Southern state by at least 10 points.

His inability to get the Catholic vote will also cost Kerry New Mexico, and Bush will prevail overwhelmingly in every state in the Intermountain West and High Plains.

P.S. I'm looking for recent polls for New Mexico.

In order for Kerry to win without adopting and maintaining convincing positions palatable to voters in flyover country, he must work hard in the North and East and hold the Pacific coast. He has to energize voters. Can he do it? Not with his daily flip-floppery and dour speeches as rousing as a protracted Senate filibuster.

[Kuksool]

Bredesen had a lot more money than Van Hilleary. He was able to run ads non-stop in East TN. As a result, Bredesen held down the GOP margins in East TN and the Nashville suburbs, while winning the RAT cities of Nashville and Memphis. Plus he also carried McWherter County (rural West TN) as well. If Bredesen could maintain this coalition, the media will touting him as a possible future Presidential candidate.

[wardaddy]

Mt wife went to book club here in Forest Hills area of Nashville.....professional class folks, mostly housewives.

Two blurted out they love Michael Moore....ugh.


Nashville has really been transformed by the migration here. They still have huge Pubbie donors here but the coaltion of blacks, indig yellow dogs, northern and la-la land libs (not all are libs btw) and now the big Mexican influx have sealed Nashville's fate...sadly.

Now the surrounding affluent counties are another story completely.

[TomServo]

Now the surrounding affluent counties are another story completely.

Yeah - wait 'til it's their turn in the barrel.

[Hazzardgate]

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