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Thanks Gail for all of your great posts.

Other comments. Early voting results showed Memphis and Chattanooga with the lowest early vote percentages. The highest was Knoxville, a Republican area. So, if early vote was low in Memphis and it rains all day today that should depress minority turnout for Bredesen in Memphis.

This is further indicated by the full court press Bredesen and his cronies did in Memphis on Sunday.

I live on the edge of Butch Lewis's district. Based on all the signs and local reaction I believe Judd Matheny is going to beat Butch Lewis. One of the big indicators in my mind is that there are a lot of pro-Matheny signs displayed at businesses, even in Manchester, Lewis's home town.

I also believe we have a chance to unseat George Fraley in Winchester. This is my house district. We have a Republican (Jack Daniel) running strong in the district which is somewhat of a sleeper. As we have campaigned for Jack, the magic phrase has been, "Jack Daniels is a Republican running against George Fraley and he is against the income tax." People light up when they find out someone is challenging Fraley. Fraley was one of the Democrats who changed his vote to present after getting their arms twisted by Naifeh.

I have also been campaigning for Janice Bowling. This race is an absolute toss-up. If you know anyone in the 4th district, tell them to get to the polls and vote for Janice. Her internal polling indicates she has gained ground in the last week and that she is ahead, but the margin may be as small as 3,000 votes!

To all you Tennesseans, pray for rain on the democrats and GO VOTE! This election has national and local implications!