congressional districts

English First fails on a legal technicality ... for now:

In a letter to the Davidson Country [sic] Election Commission, the Metro director of law stated that the English Only charter amendment proposal cannot appear on the November ballot because of a legal technicality.

What’s the deal with the Gary Davis totals for U.S. Senate? Do people think they are voting for Lincoln Davis?

Sean Braisted discusses the political implications of what seems to be the end of traditional “white flight” patterns:

The New Republic has an interesting article on the subject of "demographic inversion," a.k.a gentrification, a.k.a. 'new urbanism,' which seems to be taking over many of the major cities across the country.

Who can fit most perfectly with the racial template required of the Memphis Politic?

Cohen and Tinker battle for the voters of New Orleans on the Middle Mississippi.

In a close election, where the electoral vote count matters, two states could play a defining role — and they are not the ones you normally hear about:

U.S. Representative Zach Wamp has not faced a well-supported challenger in any of his re-election bids. Tennessee's congressional districts are gerrymandered enough; but the Third District was represented by a Democrat for twenty years (former Congresswoman Marilyn Lloyd). Rep.

After reading State Representative Stacey Campfield's blog today for the first time since the Memphis Flyer flap, I realized what an asset we conservatives have in him. I am grateful to the voters in his district for keeping him office.

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