Posted on 08/25/2014 8:18:52 AM PDT by GIdget2004
The Republican state senator who challenged scandal-plagued U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais conceded his 38-vote primary loss to the incumbent on Monday, saying he decided not to challenge the results.
Tracy said in a news release that he had decided against putting the GOP, state officials, his family and others through "additional weeks of litigation, with uncertainty as to who the nominee will be."
Tracy had faced a Tuesday deadline to decide whether to challenge the results to the state Republican Party's executive committee. It was not clear how a challenge would have closed the 38-vote gap, and Tracy acknowledged that a recount would not uncover illegal votes or votes illegally prevented from being cast.
DesJarlais, a Jasper physician, prevailed despite a series of personal scandals that included affairs with patients, urging a mistress to seek an abortion and once holding a gun in his mouth for hours outside his ex-wife's room.
Tracy, a state senator from Shelbyville, won the counties in the western part of the district near Nashville, but that wasn't enough to overcome DesJarlais' heavy margins in the rural counties toward Chattanooga.
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I think this is one race where I would be out campaigning for the Democrat.
No, DesJarlais is real conservative. In fact he is rated as the 4th most conservative member in Congress.
The bad stuff mentioned, all took place about 15-20 years ago.
Tracey is a RINO.
38 votes.....
Let’s count the excuses for note getting out the vote for the challenger.
Good move.
“holding a gun to his mouth?”
DesJarlais, a Jasper physician, prevailed despite a series of personal scandals that included affairs with patients, urging a mistress to seek an abortion and once holding a gun in his mouth for hours outside his ex-wife’s room.
Good news for those who are looking for conservative votes in the House.
I've heard him say it more than once, at his townhalls.
As for the holding a gun to his mouth part, that turned out to be the rantings of an angry woman in a bitter divorce. The judge tossed it out as unsubstantiated B.S.
I've also heard him confess his past and tell of how God turned his life around... He was attacked by the GOPe via their backing Tracy.
It was a close call. Despite all the money took in compared to what Dr. D took in, the GOPe still lost.
And if we can get him re-elected in Nov., we’ll be represented well for another two years.
Agreed...
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