A part of me would like to see Pharaoh Phil win so I can sit back and laugh at all the fools who bought his pack of lies. As the taxes go up, the liberal social policies spread, and the income tax resurfaces under Phil the Shill, I don't want to hear any crying.
If the people of this state want a liberal northeastern tax-and-spend Harvard lefty who has supported an income tax, legalization of marijuana, and free needles for heroin addicts, then they deserve the hell that will ensue.
They also of course will pave the way for the re-emergence of Al Gore. President Bush will be here to campaign haevily for Van Hilleary and other Republican candidates. I have personally heard Bredesen on local radio castigate Bush in the worst terms. If the Republicans win in Tennessee, Gore is finished. The Dems will never back him again when he proves that he still cannot win his own state!
If Bredesen and other Dems win, Gore will be out front and center taking credit. It will be "I have mended my fences, Tennessee loves me and all Democrats, let's roll to the White House." I hope your "friends" realize a vote for Bredesen is a vote for Gore. But then, maybe this state is so stupid that it really prefers Big Al and Clintoon to Bush.