Wow, 25 candidates! And there isn't a run-off! It's going to be really interesting if white state senator Steven Cohen jumps into the race, since he should be able to get 20% easily and thus probably win the RAT primary in the black-majority district. While the district is overwhelmingly Democrat and trending more so (it held President Bush to 36% in 2000 and 30% in 2004), a black Republican may be able to steal this district in November, especially with supporters of black Democrat candidates looking forward to the 2008 election, in which it would be easier to defeat a black Republican incumbent in the general than a white Democrat incumbent in the primary (it would be interesting to see the reaction of those anti-Semites in the Congressional Black Caucus if the RAT nominee in the TN-09 is not a Ford, but a Cohen). There are currently two Republicans who have announced their candidacy in the district, one of whom, Derrick Bennett, is black. His website doesn't have much info on him yet:
http://www.bennettforcongress.com/
And just imagine if JR. loses the senate race, and Joe Jr. loses the house seat. The strangle hold of a 30 year dynasty is destroyed.
C'mon, folks, this is a Ford now. No need for an election. All a Ford has to do is walk up to the election commission and utter the 5 magic words... "Give me the f**king seat !" and they comply. Don't matter if they're a resident or not. The Fords are like termites. Just when you think you've gotten rid of one, a hundred more appear.