I hope your optimism is grounded in fact. This article sure glossed over Ford Family corruption, with only one almost hidden reference to an "embattled family". If there are enough dead voters in Tennessee, I'm afraid Ford could win this thing!
Do you know the status of Aunt Ophelia?
I have not heard the Republicans yet; aside for those stupid ads featuring Corkre's Mama telling how honest her Bobby is. Reminds me of a contractor I hired to add a room to my house. When he started a sentence with, "I'm going to tell you the truth..." here came a whopper.
Ford will get some traction from the national exposure; but he is sideways to Tennessee, just as Albert Junior was. And will meet the same fate; only with fewer votes.