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To: fieldmarshaldj; Impy

There is another facet to all of this. Davis, if I’m not mistaken, is from a remote, rural part of the district. Phil Roe is from Johnson City (he’s the Mayor), and many of the residnents in the so-called Tri-City area (Johnson City, Kingston, & Bristol) want one of their own in Congress.

Dynamics like this often play a larger role in elections than ideology.


31 posted on 08/08/2008 5:07:00 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued (If Islam conquers the world, the Earth will be at peace because the human race will be killed off.)
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To: Clintonfatigued

Yeah like the hickocrat that won in Mississippi. How foolish. If my congressman lived on the other side of the state but shared my ideology I’d be thrilled. Ideology + Qualifications=all that matters.


32 posted on 08/09/2008 12:27:19 AM PDT by Impy (Spellcheck hates Obama, you should too.)
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To: Clintonfatigued

No, Davis is from Johnson City, too. Roe is Mayor of Johnson City, but he’s not popularly elected, it’s merely a ceremonial position that rotates amongst Councilmembers, it’s run by a City Manager.


33 posted on 08/09/2008 7:01:10 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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