Tennessee is safely a Republican state and there will be no drama as concerns the race for President. Obama will win the usual urban areas- Memphis, Nashville and Knoxville. It is safe to give Romney the state’s 11 electoral votes. There is a Senatorial race this year as incumbent Republican Bob Corker seeks reelection. First elected in 2006, he has in six short years assumed | Read More »
We have made it through the July hinterlands of primary elections and the season picks up now through September 18th when Massachusetts will hold their primary. However, there are a few interesting races that will occur in the first half of August that will set the fields for the Congressional races and of the six states holding primaries from now until August 11th, five states | Read More »
Tennessee neither gains nor loses a seat in the House, but because of population shifts in the state, the political power has moved to the central regions. Also, for the first time since Reconstruction, the GOP controls the redistricting process. In terms of needs, one first looks at the ideal population count for each district within a state. The 7th and 9th districts show the | Read More »
With no Senate seat up for grabs, the only statewide race is for Governor to replace incumbent Democrat Phil Bredesen. The Democrats are running Mike McWherter while the Republican race was more interesting. In that primary, 3rd district Representative resigned the seat to seek the Gubernatorial nomination, but lost to Bill Haslam in a vote that really was not that close. Haslam is the | Read More »
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