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This is really, really bad for both Tennessee and the GOP. Corker is by no means a conservative by any stetch of the imagination, and is an image hound that Bil Clinton would be proud of. The elements that loaded him with cash in order to buy this Seante seat is who he will be beholden to, and he will be a 'Republican' on the lines of Lincoln Chafee and Jumpin' Jim Jeffords. Hilleary withdrawing from the race would do little good now since his name is permanently on the ballot. I suppose a withdrawal and endorsement of Bryant could possibly turn the tide, but even that is a long shot. Corker got his story out on the street effectively with his tons of cash. Never mind the fact that Corker embellished his record enormously, there was nothing to counter it, and Corker will sail to the nomination. The only bright spot seems to be that the GOP will technically hold on to Frists' seat according to polls.

You are being a bit rediculous. There is no way in hell Corker will be like Chafee or Jeffords. He won't even be a DeWine. At worst, he'll be a Dick Luger/Trent Lott Good'ole Boy type go-along-get-along. At best he'll be a pretty good Senator in the John Cornyn/Richard Burr relm.

I'd rather Bryant, I think he's more of a sure thing and it seems like he'll be at least as electable, but you really are way outside the realm of possibility in terms of how bad he'll be.