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While I'm wary of putting too much stock in swinging Florida in light of the 2000 debacle, the numbers coming out of that state do seem encouraging. Four polls have been done over the last few weeks:

• Quinnipiac: Obama leads 51-43.

The “Gang Of Ten’s” Bob Corker says that getting House members to wear the colors has proved problematic:

Ken Whitehouse explains why Thursday’s primary results were no boost for a Democratic candidate trying to gain traction against Lamar Alexander:

The real shock of the evening was that political unknown Gary G. Davis came in second.

Steve Cohen for Congress
Cohen has shown that he has the skills and experience needed to continue to effectively represent his 9th District constituents.

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Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Sean Braisted’s curiosity is piqued by the amount of the itemized contributions that Murfreesboro Democratic state legislative candidate Tim Tipps is getting:

The Tennessean takes a look at the race for retiring State Rep. John Hood's 48th House district. This looks to be a fairly competitive race all around, and if war chests are any indicator, State Democrats will have an uphill climb to keep this seat in Democratic control.

Daniel Larison discusses Barack Obama’s curious early strategy:

The Nashville Post Veepstakes entries are coming in at an impressive clip. Here is a rundown of the entries thus far:

John McCain wins:

So I recently contacted both campaigns as a member of the Hispanic news media, asking to sign up for press releases — on issues in general and those messages aimed at Latinos.

Blake Fontenay, via Shea Flinn, points out how mighty Memphis has fallen out of favor as the hotbed of political scandal this week: