Well I am sure it will be a good contest. For each of your more liberal Nashville friends, Tennesse has plenty of good ol' boys and girls that have very different opinions. Inside I-840 is no indication of what the rest of the State thinks. You have to get out to the small towns and communities to get the real pulse of Tennessee. It is those folks who elected George W. Bush while so many Nashville & Memphis urbanites went for Gore.
I am a native Nashvillian but readily admit that people around here think the whole State revolves around Nashville. The hometown media cheerleaders pump out the propaganda that we have the best businesses, best politicians, best environment, blah blah blah.
Phil Valentine asked the Tennessean why they had not covered the drivers' license scandal and death in Memphis. They told him "We don't do West Tennessee stories." That pretty much sums up the smug Nashville outlook. That stance causes much anger among the other folks in Tennessee.
The Comic Appeal doesn't cover much Nashville happenings either. They barely covered the Tax fight. What little they did cover it was just like The Tennessean, The Oak Ridger, The Times Free Press and The Kingsport Times did PRO-IT.