If you hear a rapping or a tapping at your chamber door this Saturday, be prepared to face an eager campaign worker or two. Gubernatorial candidate and Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam says that his supporters “will take to the streets and backcountry roads to knock on doors and ask their neighbors to vote for” him.

The statewide door knock is indicative of the size, organization and dedication of the campaign Haslam has built over the past year and a half. No other campaign can match the intensity, passion and determination Haslam sparks in those willing to dedicate their time to his campaign.

Haslam has knocked on doors in the pouring rain, freezing cold and sweltering heat in 147 communities, allowing him and his wife Crissy to speak face-to-face with thousands of voters.

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