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The Great White Hope

By Kleinheider Posted on November 28, 2008 at 5:53 pm

Rep. Stacey Campfield doesn’t see good things for the Democrats statewide in the near future:

I think by most accounts Jr. was the Democrats best candidate. He was beaten by Bob Corker who, by most accounts (with the exception of fund raising ability) was not thought of as the top shelf candidate. The numbers don’t get a lot better against a Marsha, Zack or Haslem who will be funded about as well as Corker was and probably would present better. Jr. Was a national novelty figure so he could raise money outside the state and kept it close. Obama’s big win and Ford’s loss have taken Jr.’s novelty and shine away. Jr. is a repeat run at best.

Lincoln “The great white hope” Davis, while less liberal then Ford was in his time in the house doesn’t present as well as Jr. did (To be kind he has a way of putting his foot in his mouth) and he will have a hard time getting to the right of any Republican candidates or out raising them to the point needed to compete state wide. Lincoln Davis wont have big name ID going for him and he isn’t personally rich so if he can’t win big on charisma, issues, money or name ID. Where does he win?

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2 Responses to “The Great White Hope”

  1. Jesse Hughes writes
    November 29th, 2008 7:52 am

    The only ones who thought Bob Corker was not “top shelf candidate” material were and are right-wing extremists. Traditional Republicans thought and still think that Corker is what’s right with the Republican Party.
    Had the right wing not been so bitterly divided in the hard-fought primary, Commissioner Corker would not have had the chance to become our US Senator.
    Keep up the good work, Bob, but keep a very close watch out on your right flank.

  2. The rep. writes
    November 29th, 2008 8:26 am

    By “Not top shelf” I mean he did not have some of the assets other Republican candidates had. Van and Ed have “the look” and are better speakers . Van and Ed had both already run statewide. Both had represented larger areas as congressmen then Bob had. Both had strong ties to the conservative wing of the party. Both knew the issues and players better by virtue of both having been in Washington as Reps before. Bob is nice and all but I think if you took his personal fortune and that of his immediate friends out of the race as a factor the results of his US senate run look dramatically different. As far as your warning to Bob to “Watch out on your right flank” then you yourself are admitting it is exposed as open and needs work. If my observations and your warning pull him more to the right then I guess it is all worth it.

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