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Early Voting Underway in Tennessee, Ending in Georgia
newschannel9.com ^

Posted on 07/18/2014 6:18:43 AM PDT by cotton1706

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Early voting is getting underway for Tennessee's primary election that features tea party-style challenges to Lamar Alexander's bid for the Republican nomination to a third term in the U.S. Senate.

Alexander is looking to avoid an upset from state Rep. Joe Carr of Murfreesboro or Memphis physician and radio station owner George Flinn. Carr has sought to consolidate tea party support, while Flinn has given $1.8 million of his own money into his final push.

The GOP primary in the 4th Congressional District pits embattled U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais against state Sen. Jim Tracy, who has outraised the incumbent. DesJarlais, a Jasper physician before his election, is seeking a third term.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: elections

1 posted on 07/18/2014 6:18:43 AM PDT by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

Has the GOPe in Tennessee reached out to the democrats like they did in Mississippi.

I don’t expect it but I would love to see Lamar sent packing with his red flannel shirt.


2 posted on 07/18/2014 6:22:05 AM PDT by boycott
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To: cotton1706

Go Joe go!


3 posted on 07/18/2014 6:22:28 AM PDT by CPT Clay (Follow me on Twitter @Clay N TX)
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To: cotton1706

They will keep voting until the RINO wins.


4 posted on 07/18/2014 6:24:27 AM PDT by headstamp 2
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bttt


5 posted on 07/18/2014 6:26:59 AM PDT by deport
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To: cotton1706

OK, this Flinn guy is making an all-out effort in the Senate Primary in TN. So, it’s a 3-way race. Does TN require a 50% +1 vote total to win, otherwise there is a run-off, or is it simply won by a plurality?


6 posted on 07/18/2014 6:29:56 AM PDT by Din Maker (I've always been crazy, but, that's the only thing that has kept me from going insane.)
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To: cotton1706

I have Pulmonary Fibrosis. Last stages. Grateful that I made it to be able to vote in TN


7 posted on 07/18/2014 6:33:15 AM PDT by Coldwater Creek
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To: cotton1706
Flinn is going to split the conservative vote and Alexander is going to win. Why can't these clowns have the courtesy to just step aside and endorse their opponent?

"Me! Me! I wanna run! It's my turn!"

8 posted on 07/18/2014 6:34:44 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: Din Maker

No run off that I can remember.


9 posted on 07/18/2014 6:36:41 AM PDT by Coldwater Creek
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To: cotton1706

TN means Lamar! People just don’t know any better.


10 posted on 07/18/2014 7:17:16 AM PDT by Theodore R. (Liberals keep winning; so the American people must now be all-liberal all the time.)
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To: Coldwater Creek

I don’t think TN or KY too has ever had runoffs. The only runoffs are in a tier of states from OK-TX to SC, excluding FL.


11 posted on 07/18/2014 7:18:07 AM PDT by Theodore R. (Liberals keep winning; so the American people must now be all-liberal all the time.)
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To: boycott

TN sent Davy Crockett packing and won’t make that mistake again with their Lamar!


12 posted on 07/18/2014 7:18:58 AM PDT by Theodore R. (Liberals keep winning; so the American people must now be all-liberal all the time.)
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To: Theodore R.

Just voted and for Carr at Downtown West.


13 posted on 07/18/2014 9:07:33 AM PDT by tennmountainman (True conservatives don't like being rained on by their own party!)
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