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  • TENNESSEE - Ninth District debate: Candidates deal with race issue right away

    07/14/2008 7:37:08 AM PDT · by SmithL · 11 replies · 364+ views
    Memphis Commercial Appeal ^ | 7/14/8 | Jody Callahan
    It didn't take long for Sunday night's Congressional debate to turn to race. In a televised debate on WREG-TV Channel 3, U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen and challengers Nikki Tinker and Joe Towns Jr. began by telling viewers why each should be elected to represent Tennessee's Ninth Congressional District. But minutes into the debate, the conversation turned to race, a theme that has been a near-constant in this campaign. Some believe the incumbent Cohen isn't qualified to represent the majority black district because he's white; Tinker and Towns are black. For others, what matters is merit, not pigment. "I have never...