I swear I'd vote for a Democrat before I'd vote for Taxquist again.
As for possible canidates, I have to agree that Blakburn would be a great senator and would be a great canidate to pull Middle Tennessee which has been slowly turning over the years from Liberal to Conservative, especially Williamson County which I believe is the fastest growing county in the state. She would carry East Tennessee easily. So if she got middle and East it would carry over all the West Tennessee Democratic vote.
Other possibles that I would like to see would be Senator Tim Burchett from Knoxville. This guy is a young standup conservative and actually has common sense. Although his roadkill bill from years ago would probaly bring him some good natured ribbing from the demos. I'd vote for him in a heartbeat.
It wouldn't surprise me if Victor Ashe, mayor of Knoxville, threw his hat in the ring since he is out in 2003 due to term limits. Whatever is done, we DO NOT want Victor Ashe. Although, it has been nice to seem him take on Taxquist and the DOT as of late.