august 7

Early voting has begun, so here are my endorsements:

CANDIDATES FOR AUGUST 7, 2008
STATE AND FEDERAL PRIMARY ELECTIONS

UNITED STATES SENATE
WM MIKE PADGETT DEMOCRAT

UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 7
TOM LEATHERWOOD REPUBLICAN

UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 9
STEVE COHEN DEMOCRAT

TENNESSEE HOUSE OR REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 85
LARRY TURNER DEMOCRAT

Pat Nolan makes a good point regarding the quest to get English-Only on the ballot:

The law requires the signatures of 10% of the voters in the last county general election election. Right now, that number is over 10,000 based on last year’s mayoral race.

From Daniel Potter:

TODAY is the last day to register to vote for the August 7th Primary elections.

If you’re not registered, go do it TODAY!

Early voting for the August 7th Primary (and County General Election) starts on Friday, July 18th.

I don’t care who you vote for, just go vote.

Let me clarify…

On Saturday, July 5, I had the opportunity to breeze through a few parts of Tennessee not in my usual routine, and, as I always do during election season, I had an eye out for political signage.

The Tuke campaign has just released internal polling in the race for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate and it shows beyond a shadow of a doubt that the folks that say that no one really cares about this race are right on the money:

It's been a very busy time for your "ticketmaster," but a slew of webtivity is about to emerge. Here are some of the items underway:

Sharon Cobb believes Tennesseans need to see a debate between the three candidates for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate: