volunteer state

I heard Drew and his buds mention this issue during a get together yesterday morning.

Here's a short list of events, notable and otherwise, for voters in the Volunteer state this week to peruse:

Voter Registration Deadline

Rasmussen released some polling on Tennessee yesterday. And McCain is rolling.

The TNGOP is launching an interesting new program to the politically active and interested in their Victory ‘08 campaign:

Rich Hailey recognizes the non-hypocritical voices coming out of the Volunteer state on Sarah Palin:

Tom Humphrey discusses the prospects for an Obama victory in Tennessee with Jerry Maynard:

Even optimistic Tennessee Democrats such as Jerry Maynard put some caveats on their hopes for Barack Obama winning the Volunteer State’s 11 electoral votes this November.

Ken Whitehouse discusses the place of Tennessee Democrats in the new Obamacized national Democratic Party:

"It was a pretty remarkable speech. I'd say he's going to get that bump." - Egalia at TGW

Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen apparently has seen the polls showing Barack Obama hurtling toward a crushing defeat in Tennessee in November, trailing John McCain by 24 points in the Volunteer State, and he's decided that while he has to be a good soldier and back Obama, it makes political sense for him here in Tennessee to be seen criticizing the Democrat presidential nominee.

Rasmussen Poll: John McCain now leads Barack Obama by 24 points in Tennessee.

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the Volunteer State shows McCain with a 56% to 32% margin.