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D23MIURG23

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24. At least Corker doesn't contribute to the "no difference between parties" meme.

Reply to part man all 86 (Reply #10)

Sat Aug 4, 2012, 08:24 PM

Aug 2012

I'd personally rather have awful republicans than awful democrats.

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Tennessee Democratic Party disavows U.S. Senate nominee [View all] Adenoid_Hynkel Aug 2012 OP

I posted on this as well jpbollma Aug 2012 #1

Dems will have to vote republican to ensure he doesn't win. julian09 Aug 2012 #4

Primaries are open to all comers, as they should be. Jim Lane Aug 2012 #20

Apparently after the fact they are not going to julian09 Aug 2012 #25

Thought we were supposed to avidly support anything on four feet with a D pinned to his tail? leveymg Aug 2012 #2

+1000000000 woo me with science Aug 2012 #33

Dixiecrats (who voted AGAINST the 1964 civil rights act) still exist? alp227 Aug 2012 #3

Al Gore (Senior) wasn't a civil rights advocate. While he supported the 1965 voting rights bill, he 24601 Aug 2012 #18

they were a blemish on the party and country. in fact it was the george wallace still_one Aug 2012 #27

I thought it would be Park Overall d_r Aug 2012 #5

Me, too...she got my vote. Lars39 Aug 2012 #6

Ditto & ditto. southerncrone Aug 2012 #37

Maybe the Democratic party should push her as a write-in dflprincess Aug 2012 #35

well I'm going to write her in d_r Aug 2012 #41

Mark Clayton is one scary guy Jessy169 Aug 2012 #7

Where is Howard Dean? JDPriestly Aug 2012 #8

Vermont - at last sighting 24601 Aug 2012 #19

"this is what happens when the national party abandons the 50-state strategy, Mister Ed Aug 2012 #9

+1000 eridani Aug 2012 #13

+100000000 southerncrone Aug 2012 #38

+ another 1,000 - n/t primavera Aug 2012 #16

+1000000 nashville_brook Aug 2012 #23

Corker is not any better. part man all 86 Aug 2012 #10

At least Corker doesn't contribute to the "no difference between parties" meme. D23MIURG23 Aug 2012 #24

Hey! We're getting our own Teabaggers in the DEM Party. blkmusclmachine Aug 2012 #11

Sounds like TN Dems need to get organized JNelson6563 Aug 2012 #12

The Democratic Party is being infiltrated by the right-wing and we damned well better.... Scuba Aug 2012 #14

Many of them were always Democrats loyalsister Aug 2012 #15

Has been infiltrated. woo me with science Aug 2012 #34

Geez what is this district like? treestar Aug 2012 #17

it's a Senate seat, so it's the whole state. nashville_brook Aug 2012 #22

TN has a reputation for conservatism at this point treestar Aug 2012 #30

We have become mostly RED the last few yrs. southerncrone Aug 2012 #39

Presumably the TN Democrats chose him treestar Aug 2012 #42

So it is too late to get a 3rd party candidate on the ballot? jwirr Aug 2012 #21

This is one of the more absurd things I've seen for a while. Igel Aug 2012 #26

This guy sounds ALMOST as bad as Harold Ford! PassingFair Aug 2012 #28

MUCH worse! southerncrone Aug 2012 #40

Supporters urging Overall to run a write-in effort Adenoid_Hynkel Aug 2012 #29

So effectively the senate is now 50-50 for the RW come Jan 2013 Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2012 #31

How pathetic. Absolute epic fail on the part of the Democratic party. bullwinkle428 Aug 2012 #32

This is so embarrassing for us in TN. southerncrone Aug 2012 #36