Official Primary Live Thread (KS, MI, MO, WA, TN)

[Dacula]

Should be an interesting night.

[TennesseeGirl]

Looks like it will be a good turnout. Heck, 36,486 people have already voted in Knox County alone. (We have early voting.) I don’t think the media can envision Lamar being taken out. The establishment GOP and the Dems are joining forces to try to get Sen. Stacey Campfield out of office in favor of a Moderate Republican (who says he’s a Conservative, but holds Tea Party ideals in disdain). I love Campfield. He isn’t one to go along to get along. Here’s the best place to learn Campfield’s views rather than through the media filter: http://lastcar.blogspot.com/

[Dave W]

Very well written and I agree with you. Roberts used to be extremely well thought of by conservatives. I was never clear what he did to warrant the harassment he has received.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Because of the disappointments at failing to take down the worst RINO Senators up this year, certain elements in the Tea Party just wanted a scalp, any scalp. Roberts was fine for them, but of all those running, he was the least deserving of losing. He was the scapegoat that received all the vitriol that was reserved for the likes of McConnell, Graham, Lamar! & Cochran. Undeserved and completely irrational.

[Political Junkie Too]

I was never clear what he did to warrant the harassment he has received.

I think it's just that he's old, tired, and weak. We need fresh faces.

If one wanted to entice the young to join the Republican party, seeing "leaders" like Roberts, Alexander, McConnell, Hatch, and McCain won't really leave the young with a feeling of joining a group that understands and represents them.

I recently posted elsewhere about Roberts' involvement in the Democrat "memogate" scandal many years ago. In that scandal, Intelligence vice-chair Jay Rockefeller authored an email detailing how the Democrats were "pulling along" Republicans until such time as they could "pull the trigger" on investigations of the Bush administration.

Instead of being outraged and demanding Democrats to punish their own, Roberts, Hatch, and the rest of the Republicans succumbed to Democrat pressure to fire the person who found the memo (Manuel Miranda) instead of fighting back and putting the heat on Democrats.

If there is anything that I could say about Roberts, it would be that he exhibits the same timidness that all the rest of the Republicans do when they are confronted with Democrat thuggery. The let the Democrats pressure Republicans into not playing the strong cards in their hand, even though they know that Democrats would hide aces up their sleeves if the situations were reversed.

-PJ

[Fledermaus]

In Franklin, TN I only waited about 5 minutes and that was to fill out the ballot request and sign the book.

I was in the “vote them out” mood and did just that - against Haslam, against Lamar, against Marsha Blackburn (only because I was surprised she had a primary challenger this time but she will win big) and voted to REPLACE all the judges on my ballot.

[Dave W]

Thanks for the information. *Sigh*, with the exception of Gingrich, who was dumped by his own members because they blamed him for the loss of 5 House seats in 1998, the republican leaders are all weak in the knees. It is our Ebola - internal bleeding. Some blame the media that makes the repubs weak since they know they will get pummeled, beaten and whipped if they show any sense of strength.

[Engraved-on-His-hands]

Early voting was at record levels in Tennessee. Perhaps it is partly because of more people becoming used to voting early. I don't think that huge turnouts necessarily bode well for Carr. We perhaps want a slightly increased turnout, but not one that includes too many of the low information voters.

Polling places that I passed today did not seem busy. Don't know if that was typical or not.

The main race that I was interested in was the Senate race. However, the question of retaining certain judges or not is also important. Although not in my district, the state Senate contest between Campfield and Briggs is one to be watched. Campfield is perhaps the most conservative member of the Tennessee Congress. He has received constant flak from liberals over the past few years. He especially has drawn the ire of the homosexual community, to the point of being refused service in one homosexual-owned eating establishment. He is the top target of liberals and (ahem) moderates in Tennessee.

I cast a protest vote against Bill Haslam for governor. He will win, but I took some pleasure in casting a vote for Mark “Coonrippy” Brown, who is running for governor to get back his beloved raccoon Rebekah, who was siezed by the state. Here are a couple of Coonrippy videos. The first one is a campaign speech. The second one is of him showering with Rebekah. (There are a lot of Coonrippy videos on the Web, including one of him doing the “Hillbilly Slide” as he dances with his raccoon Rebekah.)

Mark “Coonrippy” Brown's Campaign Speech

Mark “Coonrippy” Brown showers with his raccoon Rebekah

[Dacula]

I agree. Vote them all out, even if unopposed. I voted for my own write in candidate just to send them a message.

[Paul8148]

http://aoshqdd.com/

Carr up early.

[Engraved-on-His-hands]

Some very early results:

Joe Carr 7,114 47.63%
Lamar Alexander 7,005 46.9%
George Shea Flinn 366 2.45%
Christian Agnew 164 1.1%
Brenda S. Lenard 132 0.88%
John D. King 86 0.58%
Erin Kent Magee 70 0.47%

http://elections.tn.gov/20140807.php?ByOffice=United States Senate

[deport]

Over this way..........

[Engraved-on-His-hands]

Let me clean up that link a bit:

Tennessee U.S. Senate Results

Alexander back in front very, very early.

[Paul8148]

seems to be east tenn vs. Nashville burbs early on.

[deport]

TN early voting/Absentee totals

Number of votes

Totals
Republican - 354,226
Democratic - 164,939
All - 564,733

[SharpRightTurn]

Candidate Votes Percent
Lamar Alexander 12,401 49.65%
Joe Carr 10,735 42.98%
George Shea Flinn 801 3.21%
Christian Agnew 404 1.62%
Brenda S. Lenard 290 1.16%
John D. King 213 0.85%
Erin Kent Magee 135 0.54%

[Engraved-on-His-hands]

Candidate Votes Percent
Lamar Alexander 12,401 49.65%
Joe Carr 10,735 42.98%
George Shea Flinn 801 3.21%
Christian Agnew 404 1.62%
Brenda S. Lenard 290 1.16%
John D. King 213 0.85%
Erin Kent Magee 135 0.54%

[SharpRightTurn]

Candidate Votes Percent
Lamar Alexander 16,145 50.68%
Joe Carr 13,094 41.1%
George Shea Flinn 1,062 3.33%
Christian Agnew 624 1.96%
Brenda S. Lenard 429 1.35%
John D. King 321 1.01%
Erin Kent Magee 183 0.57%

[deport]

United States Senate - Republican Primary View County Breakdowns
Candidate	Votes	Percent
Lamar Alexander	15,467	50.3%
Joe Carr	12,775	41.54%
George Shea Flinn	1,029	3.35%
Christian Agnew	596	1.94%
Brenda S. Lenard	403	1.31%
John D. King	309	1%
Erin Kent Magee	173	0.56%
United States Senate - Democratic Primary View County Breakdowns
Candidate	Votes	Percent
Gordon Ball	1,916	35.76%
Terry Adams	1,732	32.33%
Gary Gene Davis	1,201	22.42%
Larry Crim	509	9.5%

http://www.elections.tn.gov/20140807.php?ByOffice=United%20States%20Senate

[GOP Poet]

bookmsrk

[Engraved-on-His-hands]

No votes in yet from Knox County and the Stacey Campfield/Briggs state Senate race.