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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mike Padgett is apparently not afraid to take maverick stances and buck his own party when he needs to.

I visited one of the city's hottest political elbow-rubbing spots this morning, as local Democrats hosted U.S. Senate candidate Mike Padgett at Wally's Restaurant on McCallie. The comfort-food mainstay provided an informal setting for a candid conversation between the former Knox County Clerk and the small number gathered to meet him.

UPDATE: please see a clarifying statement, released by the campaign in response to part of this report, at Post Politics. I will post video of Thursday's remarks as soon as I am able.

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Joe Lance publicizes two future appearances by the Democratic U.S. Senate candidates, one lunch and one breakfast, in his hometown of Chattanooga:

As the President’s nominees are blocked Tennessee Democrats look forward to the results of November’s election:

Republicans who have been losing their national brand name as the party of smaller government and low taxes, have relied on the very group they are often embarrassed of to propel them across finish lines: social conservatives. But as I’ve written about many times before, if a Democrat takes those issues from us, uh-oh….he can win.

As the Donkey’s Mouth and Sean Braisted report that Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Bob Tuke will be marching across the State in his combat boots which he did not get at an Army surplus store:

Bob Tuke, U.S. Senate candidate to challenge incumbent Senator Lamar Alexander, is putting up his loafers and strapping on his old combat boots to juxtapose his marine-issue footwear to the gimmicky plaid shirt the senior senator has used in his extensive career of political campaigns.

Democratic U. S. Senate candidate Mike Padgett discusses how to preserve Tennessee manufacturing:

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate and Brack Obama supporter, Bob Tuke, gives any potential 2012 Republican primary challenger to Senator Bob Corker a nice little soundbite to play with down the road: