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Guess They Aren’t Movie Fans...TN Christian Coalition Wasn’t Exactly Excited About Fred’s Senate Run
The Christian Coalition has been dubious of Hollywood actor Fred Thompson for a very long time.Become a delegate - Tennessee
Summary of state processFred Thompson Wasn’t Exactly the Most Popular Guy on Senate Campus
Fred Thompson's credentials are maybe not as conservative as his base would like to think.Keeping It In the Family; Thompson Passes Lobbying Down to His Sons
Fred Thompson claims to be an "outsider" who can clean up the politics of Washington. But the truth is that Fred is a career lobbyist - both before and after his brief stint in the Senate, he worked in a Washington lobbying firm, using his family connections to advance the agenda of the special interests who employed him.Democratic Momentum Building Heading into Election Day
With one day to go before Election Day, there is new evidence that Democratic voters across the country are energized. According to the latest polls from Newsweek, “Republican candidates are falling further behind Democratic rivals” and "support for Republicans (and...On the Campaign Trail in Tennessee
DNC staffer and CDA Executive Director, LaToia Jones, sent in these photos from Tennessee, where she is on the campaign trail working to elect Tennessee Democrats up and down the ballot... Harold Ford, Jr. supporters out on the campaign trail....New Poll Numbers in Key Senate Races
Poll results for the Senate seats in Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Tennessee, and Virginia.Mehlman Again Refuses to Take Responsibility
Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman again refused to take responsibility for the despicable ads his RNC is running in Tennessee. In the CBS interview, Mehlman went so far as to tell host Bob Schieffer, "I didn't think it was necessarily a racist ad."McCain’s Double-Talk Express Hits Tennessee
Despite John McCain’s previous outrage at the idea that Republicans might be exploiting racial divisions for political gain, the Senator apparently has no problem paying people who do just that. McCain strategist Terry Nelson approved an ad running against African American Senate candidate Harold Ford that experts say plays on fears of interracial dating and “makes the Willie Horton ad look like child’s play.” McCain has not explicitly denounced the ad, and has announced that Terry Nelson will stay on his payroll.GOP “Southern Strategy” Alive and Well
After promising the African American community that the Republican "Southern Strategy" had been put to rest, Ken Mehlman and the Republican Party are up to their old divisive and backward tricks using racist innuendo to try to win elections.TN-Sen: The Latest Low for the GOP
Over at DailyKos, Georgia10 has a good update on the GOP's latest stunts in Tennessee, where their candidate is in a tight race with Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. Of course, rather than running on the issues, the GOP is running a campaign based on a combination personal attacks and divisive wedge issues meant to appeal to the worst in people.College Democrats of America Organize National Youth Canvassing Day
Today, College Democrats of America (CDA) announced a National Youth Canvassing Day on September 16, 2006, building on the success of earlier national organizing days sponsored by the Democratic National Committee. CDA state chapters, working with state parties and the DNC's brand new online organizing tool PartyBuilder, will organize a nationwide peer-to-peer canvassing day, targeting young people under 36.College Democrats Nationwide Peer-to-Peer Day
On Saturday, Sept. 16th thousands of College Dems will hit their campuses in the first ever National Youth Canvass Day. Schools across the country have signed up to spread the College Democrats’ message and to recruit new members.Younger Democrats Campaigning in Full Force
Younger Democrats are gearing up for the November general election. While the Tennessee College Democrats are out campaigning, North Carolina Young Democrats are out recruiting.Six New Democrats in the Senate
Yesterday, The Hotline posted a compilation of recent polling across the United States. According to these polls, Democrats can win back the Senate. Listed below are the six Senate seat pick ups projected by polling. Keep in mind that these...Harold Ford's Rising Star Heads Toward the Senate
As the son of former Congressman Harold Ford, Senatorial candidate Harold Ford Jr. has had some high expectations to live up to. And he's certainly done his part. Ford attended the University of Pennsylvania, and in his last semester at...Democratic Governor in Tennessee Phil Bredesen
An avid hunter and outdoorsman, a licensed pilot, and a painting hobbiest, Phil Bredsen has always been an active guy. But it's his passion for politics that has earned the respect of Tennesseans in his first term as Governor. After...Newspaper Editorials Around the Country Support Raising Federal Minimum Wage
Unfortunately Republicans are up to their same tricks and gimmicks and have used the urgent need for a minimum wage increase as blackmail to try to pass a fiscally irresponsible estate-tax cut bill that would cost tax-payers $735 billion dollars. Republicans should stop playing politics by giving tax cuts to their special interests friends and support a straight up or down vote that doesn't turn the minimum wage bill into a poison pill.Tennessee Primary Tomorrow
And so far turnout has been up: While turnout varied considerably from place to place in early voting across Tennessee, the statewide total is up and likely means that Thursday's election will produce a record turnout for an August primary,...The Dixie Chicks Were Only The Beginning
Music Row Democrats are making some beautiful noise: Country music, as it turns out, is not 100 percent Republican. With radio stations across the nation boycotting their music and outraged commentators predicting walkouts at their concerts, the Chicks were made...Control of State Legislatures at Stake in November
The WSJ notes that many statehouses are controlled by only a few seats and that Democrats are in a better position than Republicans to take control of state legislative bodies. The DNC's 50 state strategy is investing in building the Democratic Party's infrastructure in every state to ensure Democratic victories at every level, including statehouse races.Dean Commemorates Legacy Of Dr. King And Remembers Ron Brown
Today, Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean gave remarks at a rally in Memphis, Tennessee, held by local labor leaders from American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees 1733.Will the Real Bill Frist Please Stand Up
An article in this weekend's New York Times reports that Republican presidential hopeful and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist feels that Americans haven't seen the real Bill Frist as he struggles to balance his Presidential ambitions with his work in the Senate.Your Mobile Billboard
Democrats from Tennessee responded to DNC Executive Director Tom McMahon's call earlier this week and funded this mobile billboard set to circle the Southern Republican Leadership Conference this weekend in Memphis. Here's your billboard:...Welcome to Tennessee
(This weekend, around 1,800 Republicans are expected to swarm upon Memphis, Tennessee in order to get a first hand look at six potential GOP candidates for president in 2008. The DNC is rolling out the welcome mat out for them;...Republicans Need to Answer Questions on Port Security
When the potential 2008 Republican presidential candidates gather in Tennessee, they need to stand up and answer one simple question: Why are Republicans handing over port security to a foreign government?Frist to Face the Music on Ports, Budget Priorities in Detroit
Last week was a difficult one for Republican Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist. He was forced to reverse his position on President Bush's decision to short-circuit oversight of a deal that would outsource the operation of six American ports to a foreign, state-owned company. As if that weren't enough, Frist used faulty math in a USA Today op-ed that stretched to defend Republicans' misplaced budget priorities.Treasury Secretary Brings Bush Energy Snow Job to Memphis
On the heels of a Chicago Tribune report today detailing the sharp cuts in energy conservation programs in President Bush's budget, Treasury Secretary John Snow is in Memphis today to sell the President's hollow energy proposals.Frist Stock Sale Under Investigation
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist is under scrutiny for selling millions of dollars of stock in the health care business founded by his family just one month before the price dropped significantly.Frist Sells Stock in Blind Trust Just Before It Drops
Frist says he had no conversations with executives in the company his father founded that led him to divest the stock before its value dropped. But that raises an obvious question: why drop the stock at that exact time?Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen Responds to Katrina Relief Disaster
Democratic Governors across the nation have stepped up to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Learn how Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen has responded below.Frist Torn in Two Directions
Frist's decision is the opportunistic flip-flop of someone who has already set his sights on the 2008 White House race, and is the perfect example of the schism threatening to tear the Republican Party apart.Empty Apology and Hollow Rhetoric
Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman today apologized for the "Southern Strategy," his party's despicable decision to ignore and demonize minorities for electoral gain in the 1960s and 1970s. Mehlman's empty apology for 30 year old political tactics lacks credibility in the face of President Bush's failed policies.Tennessee
Tennessee Democratic Party 223 8th Ave Ste 200 Nashville, TN 37203 615-327-9779 615-327-9759 (fax) http://www.tndp.org/ Chair: Gray Sasser Vice Chair: Elisa Parker...Republicans Warn against Frist-DeLay-Bush Power Consolidation
The Republican Party under Republican House Leader Tom DeLay, Republican Senate Leader Bill Frist and President George W. Bush has politicized and consolidated their power in unprecedented fashion over the executive and legislative branches of the federal government.
Bill Frist and Tony Perkins: A Marriage of Convenience
When Tony Perkins ran for Senate, he wasn't Bill Frist's first pick. In fact, under Frist's leadership, the NRSC endorsed a different candidate. And Perkins finished fourth in the 2002 race, with only 10 percent of the vote.
08 Ambition at Top of Senate Agenda
Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's staff indicated that in response to pressure from extreme right-wing organizations, he is prepared to do their bidding and invoke the so-called nuclear option when the Senate returns next week.
If at Frist You Don't Succeed ...
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) is still at it. His number one priority is to invoke the nuclear option, but he hasn't been able to explain to the American people why it's a good idea to change 200 years of senate rules. The only reason seems to be that this is part of a partisan power grab.
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and it looks like Senator Bill Frist and his cronies in the Senate are ignoring that warning. Once again, Republicans in the Senate are being stubborn and hard headed-tyrannical even.
