Harold Ford Jr.'s Family Problems

The Memphis Commercial Appeal ^ | December 20, 2005 | Oliver Staley

[AuH2ORepublican]

Here are the potential candidates for the 9th CD according to Politics1.com (I placed an asterisk before those who have not declared their intentions to run). Joe Ford ( http://www.shelbycountytn.gov/FirstPortal/dotShowDoc/dotContent/Government/ShelbyCountyCommission/joeford.htm
), who is listed as Harold Jr.'s brother but whom I think must be his cousin (DJ, would you know?), is an undeclared, potential candidate.

*Calvin Anderson (D) - Insurance Company Executive

*D'Army Bailey (D) - Circuit Court Judge, Ex-Berkeley (Cal.) City Councilman & Civil Rights Activist

*Steve Cohen (D) - State Sen., Ex-Shelby County Commissioner & Attorney

Laura Davis (D) - '05 State Sen. Candidate

*Joe Ford (D) - Shelby County Commissioner, Funeral Home Owner & Brother of US Rep. Ford

Lee Harris (D) - Law School Professor, Attorney & Community Activist

*Myron Lowery (D) - Mephis City Councilman, DNC Member & Ex-TV News Reporter

*Herman Morris Jr. (D) - Ex-Memphis Light Gas & Water Company President

*Tyson Pratcher (D) - Congressional Aide

Ron Redwing (D) - Ex-Memphis Mayoral Aide & Political Consultant

Ed Stanton (D) - Attorney

Nikki Tinker (D) - Attorney & Ex-Congressional Aide

John Farmer (R) - Quality Control Engineer & '05 State Sen. Candidate

http://www.politics1.com/tn.htm

[Sybeck1]

So it looks Harold Sr. won't be able to name Jr's successor easily.

[tiki]

Yeah, look at McCain.

[GailA]

More than likely. I've not seen the field of RATS running yet, then again I've not been keeping a eye on The Commie Appeal much either. I've got a new job and am dating nearly every night lately and that is the important thing in my life right now.

[eraser2005]

One of the reasons they probably love him is that he's a member of the "Blue Dog Coalition". Those dems tend to vote fairly moderate positions (for dems), and also tend to be somewhat of fiscal conservatives - they may not vote for huge tax cuts, but they tend to be deficit hawks... meaning that they care more about a balanced budget than 90% of the Republicans in Congress today....