senate candidates

Click here for the Liberadio(!) interviews of two of the Democratic U.S. Senate candidates. Bob Tuke was interviewed last week.

Among other things, it appears, a (semi) serious profile treatment from the dean of Tennessee politics, Tom Humphrey:

One, from Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, Mike Padgett:

There were horse and train rides for the kids and basketball for anybody who wanted to play. And there was a pavilion where we politicians got a chance to speak.

News out of our nation’s capitol from The Hill newspaper says that the famous and fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition may be looking to get involved in some U.S. Senate races.

As we mentioned here yesterday, it appears that we have had our first documented case of “tracking” in the race for U.S. Senate this year.

In a survey of old quotes of 2002 Senate candidates, Open Left tries to show linkage between Senators and the President but in the case of Lamar Alexander all they show is that, even at the height of Bush’s popularity, Lamar made sure he had an out clause:

Vibinc sees potential in the Democratic U.S. Senate candidates but warns that more money will be needed if they have any hope of taking out Lamar Alexander:

It doesn’t matter how favorable the circumstances are for us in November if we get outspent 6:1.

Don't forget: Knox County Democrats hosts their annual Truman Day Dinner, tonight, 6PM at the Convention Center. Admission is $60.

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

The Washington Post discusses the GI Bill and what educational benefits are offered to and used by veterans: