Dude, It’s Gary, Not Lincoln
By Kleinheider Posted on August 7, 2008 at 8:40 pmWhat’s the deal with the Gary Davis totals for U.S. Senate? Do people think they are voting for Lincoln Davis?
In a low profile race, ballot position and a good last name can apparently take you pretty far. Or not….
Ultimately, even if Gary Wade doesn’t win…the fact that he got so far with zero name recognition among the political circles or press, shows that we don’t know everything, and should never count out the underdog.
UPDATE: A reader points out that if you look at the map a significant portion of Davis’s votes come from counties in the 1st and 4th Congressional districts with sitting Congressmen with the surname Davis.
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I agree with the headline. I can just hear folks throughout the state saying, “Yeah, I remember when that Davis guy came to town with Harold Ford, Jr. I liked him.” I doubt Gary Davis would see it that way, but Lincoln Davis might feel better about his chances for the Democratic nomination for governor in 2010!
Who?
Huh?
WTF?
(I’ll try to be more eloquent once the results are all in)
Ah, so it could be the other Rep. Davis! Well, looking at his numbers tonight, he may wish he had Gary’s votes too!
[...] big story out of the race however is the unknown candidate Gary Davis. With little fundraising and literally no media attention until tonight, Davis outpolled two [...]
[...] then, you might be a redneck. Apparently, Democrats in Districts 1 and 4 must have thought they were voting for Lincoln Davis (I HOPE that District 1 realizes that David Davis is a Republican at least) instead of Gary [...]