I voted for Ed Bryant in the 2006 primary and wrote him in in Nov
If Van Hillery, another good conservative had not also been running I think Ed would have had the primary..
It was something like Corker 40, Bryant 35, Hillery 25
Only Corkers use of his personal wealth got him the seat...he spent as though it was a White House run..
When is Bob up next?
[say, I turn 40 on Thursday, and my best friend offered me a golf trip anywhere in the world. Using your recommendation, I declined NZ because of the North Island stuff. Looks like we’re going to the Dominican Republic, because South Island/Christchurch doesn’t really have a resort/golf area. It will also save my good friend a few bucks...]
The primary vote was 48% Corker; 34% Bryant; 17% Hilleary.
Because there is no primary runoff, it allows RINOs to win. I’ll tell you right now I believe Hilleary was paid off to remain in the contest by Corker or his supporters, even though every Conservative in the state and many Republicans were screaming at him to get out, especially in the last week of the campaign when Corker was slipping in the polls. In a runoff, Bryant would’ve prevailed.
Right now, I wouldn’t vote for Hilleary for dog catcher for what he did in screwing Conservatives. It’s sickening we have to babysit Chattanooga Chafee Corker through EVERY SINGLE important vote, just to keep him from venturing off the plantation and voting his “RINO Conscience.” One Lamar! is one too many. Two Lamar!’s are worse than waking up buck nekkid next to Helen Thomas after a weekend bender. I will not for Lamar!’s reelection next year, period, I don’t care if he votes like Jesse Helms and Dr. Coburn from now on. I’ve had just about enough of those two bozos and the TN RINOstablishment.
Ed Bryant’s bumbling campaign is what lost him the nomination, plus Van Hillery not getting out of way.