It's over in Tennessee. Corker won handily. Stick a fork in Mr. Ford, he's done. Etc. Etc.
I don't know if Ford conceded, but it doesn't matter if he did or didn't.
Corker is ahead, but he was much further ahead before Davidson Co. came in, which was after the race was called for Corker. Knox Co. still isn't in. Knoxville is in Knox Co. and is 16% black. Although it is in eastern TN, and eastern TN is very red, in 2004, Knox Co. went 110k for Bush (62.5%), 66k for Kerry. This year, with everyone pissed off at the GOP, Knoxville being 16% black (and Harold Ford is black), and Corker not being a particularly inspiring candidate, the GOP may not fare nearly as well. Corker's lead shrunk a great deal in Davidson Co. (Nashville), a place where he should have done a bit better. All things considered, I still think there is reason to worry about keeping TN until Knox Co. is in. We have been seeing that the 2004 Bush vote has not been reliable in predicting an awful lot of races, so Bush's 62.5% in '04 could translate into something much smaller this year, in view of the other factors I cited. You see, in 2004, Davidson Co. went 55% for Kerry, but they went 60.5% for Ford tonight. If that trend follows into Knox Co., this race could go sour - probably not, but maybe. I don't think it's in the bag yet.