Ford is from West Tennessee, the flat part of the state that includes the Mississippi river delta-- cotton country. That area of the state is heavily Democratic. Memphis is majority black and the blacks there vote overwhelmingly Democrat, by margins of way over 90 percent. Memphis politics is dominated by Democrats. Ford Jr.'s area of Tennessee is left-of-center compared to nearly the entire rest of the state. His area of the state voted for Gore but overall Gore lost TN (his home state) because of the voters in the rest of the state.
Ford Jr. does a good job of appearing centrist on television before a national audience, but don't be fooled-- if you look at his voting record he is no centrist.
>>Ford Jr. does a good job of appearing centrist on television before a national audience, but don't be fooled-- if you look at his voting record he is no centrist.
You can say that again. Here are his voting stats from the American Conservative Union. 100 = perfect score.
Representative Harold Ford, Jr. (D)
Tennessee, District 9
2004 Score - 21
Previous Year's Score - 35
Lifetime Score - 19
Years of Service - 8
http://www.acuratings.org/singlerecord.asp?RepID=559&RatingsYear=2004
Thank you for pointing out the obvious. Ford is nothing but a snake oil salesman on TV because he talks more moderate then the rest of the Dims that appear but he is no centrist when crunch time comes. He has been voting on some issues more centrist recently because he wanted to run for Senate. If he gets elected for six years, he will swing way left with Hillary and anyone can take that to the bank.
Amazing to me how fooled some folks are by a few buzz words on TV. There is only one Democrat Senator who has consistently been there for Republicans and that is Ben Nelson from NE. Still have yet to figure out why he is a Dem. We should swap him and Hagle and it would make more sense.
Ford is a wolf in sheep's clothing and so glad to see his numbers fall. As they say, the acorn doesn't fall far from the tree! :)
BTTT
Fools on parade on this thread.