write in candidate

Senate Democratic Caucus Political Director Mark Brown looks back at the strategies of campaign 2008 with Jackson Baker:

The sage of Cordova adds to the public criticism and second guessing of TNDP chair Gray Sasser:

I have to agree with Braisted. At this point, it is highly unlikely that Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey will refuse to seat newly elected Democratic Senator Tim Barnes.

I have to agree with Braisted. At this point, it is highly unlikely that Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey will refuse to seat newly elected Democratic Senator Tim Barnes.

Voters don’t have to spell the name of their write-in candidate exactly:

Thompson says the spelling doesn’t have to be perfect; so long as the intent of the voter can be discerned, the vote will be counted.

First of all, I want to say that I have a tremendous amount of respect for A. C. Kleinheider over at the Nashville Post Politics Blog, but sometimes I wonder about his source material. *rubs brown off nose*

The 2008 Pre-General Financial Disclosure reports for state legislative candidates were filed a few days ago. Let’s take a look at the numbers for the 22nd Senate District:

Beth Robinson sees many a Democratic activist spending time on a race between two Democrats that could be more usefully spent elsewhere:

Jeff Woods runs down what Senator Rosaind Kurita is up against in her write-in bid to retain her seat:

With help from Republican senators, Kurita says she hopes to raise at least $100,000 to get out the word. But that’s probably about half what she really needs.

So I'm sitting at Brandon's last night with a Kurita supporter who's so certain she's winning her lawsuit that he wants to put money on it. Then his cell phone rings, and he gets the bad news. Damn, it's too late to bet. She lost.