Harold Ford: Our New Hope

Posted by Mary Mancini on September 28, 2006 under Uncategorized |

A link from the New York Times online homepage goes to a story about the Democrats best hope for the November election. Nice picture of Harold Ford and this, “In Tennessee, another Southern state long considered safely red, Representative Harold E. Ford Jr., a Democrat, has run a strong campaign that has kept that state in contention.”

Races in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and others are highlighted:

Perhaps the most unexpected development this year is the competition in two Southern states. Democrats have fared poorly in the South in recent years, which has accounted, in large part, for their difficulty in gaining a Senate majority.

Tennessee, where the seat is held by the retiring majority leader, Bill Frist, is drawing intense interest from national Republicans. President Bush was in Memphis on Wednesday to raise money for Mr. Corker.

This is Bob Corker’s race to lose and he’s doing a fine job, thank you.