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Well at least 40% of us in Nashville who voted against his tax the public and build Bud Adams a stadium detest the man so much that he can write off those folks. Then he has to try to sell the rest of Tennessee on voting for something they detest: A Northeastern, Liberal, Tax-and-Spend, Harvard Commie, Millionaire, Mayor of Nashville. I just don't see that selling in East and West Tennessee.

Historically, no Mayor of Nashville, Memphis, Chattanooga, or Knoxville has ever been elected Governor. There is too much rivalry between the cities to accept the other guy's Mayor. Gail can answer this, but I suspect the Memphis folks, even Democrats, have little desire to be ruled by Nashville's Mayor. The same goes here. Nashvillians do not want to governed by Memphis politicians.

You saw a lot of that in the tax debate among the Democrats. West TN Dems rallying for an income tax while Middle TN Dems floated other taxes. Pharaoh Phil also used Memphis to steal a team that sport fans there wanted for over 20 years. How does that play over there?

Finally, the big guns have yet to enter the race. Even Tommy Burnett was concerned that Bredesen might be running to many ads early on. He might peak out an Van comes charging hard in September and October.

President Bush will be very active in the Tennessee campaigns. If Republicans win, that finishes Al Gore once and for all. It will prove once and for all that those who know him best do not like him or his party. If the Dems pickup offices, you are going to see Big Al out there telling everyone that this proves he has mended fences, Tennessee loves him (they just hated Clinton), and everyone can get behind him and take the White House from Bush. This is going to be a major war in all the Tennessee races.

Thanks for the input. I am a Tennessee transplant like most of my acquaintances. But I was here for Phil's slight of hand with the Oilers/Titans and no increase in property taxes stunt and I remember it well. However, my fear is that the majority of my friends are more liberal leaning than myself (but still anti income tax) and right now all they can envision is if Bredesen had been elected gov instead of Sunquist 8 years ago. I'm just afraid that he will give the Republican candidate are hard fight.

Shelby Co voters will overwhelmingly vote for Van. henry's endorsement by rout won't carry weight as most of us see rout as a RINO (which along with pushing the grizzlies arena made him un-re-electible that and abandoning the Shelby Forest folks to king willie's annexation rape.)

NOW Memphis voters will overwhelmingly vote for oily phil. Memphis is 60% minority. 10 year olds along with their parents and the dead are bussed into the polls on election day (this is how albore won Shelby Co.) It is common knowledge and ignored. We in the County portion can't out vote Memphis, they out number us by at least 2-1.

There is also another factor playing here with voting in Memphis this election. We have a minority pol hollering racisim after getting his hand caught in the cookie jar. He is exhorting the churches to come to his aid to help defeat the evil GOP whities. I've posted the story, and the link to the original story.WILBURN hollers racisim