The Strengths And Weaknesses Of The Tennessee Democratic Candidates

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1. d writes
   July 2nd, 2008 11:01 am

   In their email, Chao claims to have listed Leonard Ladner first. What is the likelihood of that? In a race where nobody knows who anybody is, Ladner should have gotten a fair percentage just for being at the top of the list. In a sample of 800 random voters (even Democratic primary voters), I seriously doubt that Tuke even has 32% name recognition. Nobody I’ve talked to has even really known who either Tuke or Padgett are, and even people whom I talk to regularly about the race (like my father) can get their names right (”How’s that primary between Pigeon and Tooks going?”).

   I can hear the pollsters’ question now: “In the Democratic primary race, will you vote for decorated Marine veteran Bob Tuke, endorsed by General Wesley Clark and former Sen. Max Cleland, former lowly county official Mike Padgett, or one of those other guys?”

2. The Epic Saga Of Pigeon And Tooks : Post Politics: Political News and Views in Tennessee writes
   July 2nd, 2008 11:13 am

   [...] An anonymous commenter takes issue with the new poll in the U.S. Senate race: Nobody I’ve talked to has even really known who either Tuke or Padgett are, and even people whom I talk to regularly about the race (like my father) can get their names right (”How’s that primary between Pigeon and Tooks going?”). [...]