On Tuesday, February 28, the Hamilton County Election Commission will wrap up early voting and prepare for “Super Tuesday” one week later.
Voters here and across Tennessee have been asking several variations of this question for days: “Gee, I really like what I hear from that sweater-vested fellow; but he doesn’t have any delegates on the ballot, so how do I pick delegates for him?” Continue reading
The three GOP candidates with the most resources in the Third District primary were on-hand Friday at the annual Anderson County Reagan Day Dinner. Nooga.com was there:
The dinner was the first event held in Oak Ridge during the current election season to find all three of the race’s most serious candidates in the same room, discussing their campaigns with local influential party members. The northern part of the district, which includes the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Y-12 National Security Complex, played a pivotal role in Fleischmann’s thin victory over Robin Smith in the 2010 primary election.
Here’s a telling quote about the importance this part of the district enjoys:
Terry Mullins, CEO of Oak Ridge Tool and Engineering [said,] “We want to reward people for treating us good. If you come to Oak Ridge and treat people good, we stay behind you. Just ask Zach Wamp.”
So you already knew about Mark Twain Clemens, a Bledsoe County resident who is challenging U.S. Sen. Bob Corker in the 2012 GOP primary.
But here’s another name that evokes the Nineteenth Century: one Grover Cleveland Mullins Jr. is running for the same seat. According to The Green Papers, Mullins is running as a Democrat.
This news makes me want to start a rumor that Andy Berke’s middle name is “Jackson.”
Brenda Lenard, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, was recently interviewed at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) by Kevin Jackson of TheTeaParty.net. Here’s the video:
At 3:29 in, Lenard uses the phrase “enough is enough.” That seems to be a developing theme in this year’s elections, as 3rd District congressional candidate Weston Wamp has adopted it as his campaign slogan. One difference, though: so far, Wamp has been fairly well in rhetorical lockstep with U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, while Lenard is running to defeat the state’s junior senator.
According to federal records, Lenard raised $19,391 in the fourth quarter of 2011 and had spent $16,759 by year end.