Running Down A Dream

By Kleinheider Posted on August 4, 2008 at 6:42 am

Ken Whitehouse points out that a local race in Williamson County may help Rep. Marsha Blackburn put down the Tom Leatherwood insurrection in her district and preserve her future political aspirations:

Blackburn really isn’t running against Leatherwood at this point, she is running against her future. The Williamson County Sheriff’s race is a boon in this capacity.

It is no secret that she has her sights set on higher office, be it the U.S. Senate or the governor’s office. Should expectations hold and she wins Thursday’s primary, aspirations for a higher office would be greatly enhanced by a lopsided victory.

The area of the 7th congressional district that Blackburn counts on most is Williamson County. Before the Headley situation erupted, there was no compelling reason for Middle Tennessee Republicans to take part in the primary election. Because of Headley though, eight men are vying for his old job.

While there is only one name listed as the official Republican candidate, Jeff Long, all of the other candidates have identified themselves as either “conservative” or “Republican” even though they will not appear on the ballot that way.

What this means is that the Blackburn’s core constituency will be driven to the polls by eight men trying to replace a singing sheriff. It is a great opportunity for her to try to run up the score and quash further insurrection in her district.

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