I understand about the scandal ridden Ford family. I also know that a Dem Senator is not an impossibility in Tenn (Even an idiot like Gore).
Right now I'm watching two Rep Senators arguing about Stem Cell Research (Brownback - Anti and Spector - Pro). This is emblematic of the disarray I mentioned and it exists on Immigration, Taxes, Spending and a host of other issues that will likely keep the fervor (And turnout) low on the part of many Rep voters.
I will be very amenable to a bet on the outcome of this race once Ford's opponents are revealed.
Gore was elected Senator on his father's name and record, Also he claimed to be pro-life and pro gun. I voted for him twice before I realized that he was neither.
Those old farm boys in Middle and East Tennessee would never stand for a 1/4 white man to become a Senator. You do not know how much the Ford's are hated outside Shelby County, even though Jr. is trying to present himself as one of us.
Won't work.