Posted on 08/03/2006 4:29:13 AM PDT by libstripper
I remain skeptical about polling results in a Republican primary. A statewide poll includes Democrats, independents and the occasional liar. But there have been several polls recently which, taken together, suggest Bob Corker has been leading in the Senate primary.
I predicted earlier that Ed Bryant and Van Hilleary would not split the conservative vote evenly, but one of them would break out near election time. I thought it might be Hilleary, given his higher name recognition at the start of the race.
State Rep. Chris Clem, the sage of Chattanooga, agreed with my analysis but said Bryant would be the candidate to break out. He argued that Hilleary’s name recognition would evaporate once Corker’s television advertising kicked in and Bryant’s supporters would “stick.” If recent polls are to be believed, Clem may be right. And some of the polls, lousy as they might be, may become self-fulfilling prophecies. If either Bryant or Hilleary pulls ahead of the other by a substantial margin, it spells trouble for Corker.
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I'm going after work - going to push the button HARD for Bryant!
I'm going this morning to do the same.
Sounds like a repeat of Illinois. The candidates 93% good with minor flaws split the good vote and allow the candidate only 23% good to win with 38%, despite the fact that 62% voted against her.
If conservative voters aren't smart enough to get it together, do we deserve to win?
Stupid is and conservative does?
You're so right. Splitting our vote between two really good men and getting stuck with a vile RINO who's spent the last year lying about how good a conservative he is, just like his hero Sundquist, is just horrible.
My household will be supplying 4 votes for Bryant tonight after work.
Upper East Tennessee for Bryant BUMP.
I braved the very long lines and voted last week..... Bryant, impeacher of a President.
Cast my vote for Ed this morning. Proudly watched my son vote his first time also. He took his responsibility to vote very seriously, making me quite proud.
Plenty of folks in Middle Tennessee know who Hilleary is: he was our Congressman after Jim Cooper.
And a doggone good one - a good conservative, and a nice guy.
The poll worker got in line after me because things got quiet. Another fellow came in after her and started talking about Washington and Oregon with the mail in ballots. I could not resist saying that they also have some of the highest rates of fraudulent votes. Sadly, he mentioned Florida as being more fraud and "we're still paying the price for that." Then he went on to bring up some urban legends on electronic voting. That was rather depressing to hear that someone that looked like a normal businessman spouting.
I did like the fact that at the top, center of the screen, Ed Bryant's name jumped right out at you.
My problem with Hilleary was the poor campaign he ran for Governor after he got the Republican nomination. I worked for him locally, in fact. It just seemed as if he did not really want it or something. Then he has also been rather quiet in this race. I wish he had run for a different office so I could have voted for him. But Ed Bryant represented me and I have never been better represented either before or since.
All ready done, Bryant.
We need a live thread and party tonight.
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