more Tennessee politics

Joe Public has a nice write up on the three Tennessee Republicans running for the opening Senate seat. My take on it is that if Corker wins the primary he will lose the election. I am probably totally wrong about this, but I think the large majority of those who will vote for Hilleary and Bryant will not vote for Corker for ideological reasons.

I grew up in the New Orleans area and there was once a gubernatorial election between Edwin Edwards and David Duke. A lot of people voted for Duke because they knew what his sins were. They did not vote for Edwards because they knew he was sneaky and involved in things that were shady if not outright illegal.

I think many die hard Republicans will feel the same way come November if Corker wins the primary. It is not that I think Corker is involved in anything illegal. I just think his party switch from pro-choice lib to shinny republican back in the early nineties is a big issue for most Republicans. Also, I think his TV ads which have been proven by several nonpartisan watchdog groups to be lies about Hilleary and Bryant will solidify the non vote of those who vote for Bryant and Hillary in the primary.

For me I think I would be willing to lose that seat to the dems for a term and place a real conservative in the seat the next time around. The way conservative Senate sets go in this state is if Corker gets in he will be in for a long time, and that is not a chance I or many other true conservatives are willing to take.