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Rep. Curt Cobb Resigns

By Kleinheider Posted on July 1, 2009 at 9:26 am

John Carney breaks the story. Also at NashvillePost.com.

As they say, THIS IS HUGE.

UPDATE: Braisted with the insty analysis:

In 2008, Rep. Cobb won re-election by a 55-45 margin against the Republican Barbara Blanton. Also that year Barack Obama got creamed by John McCain in that district, losing all but 2 of the 33 precincts represented by Cobb, and losing Bedford County by a 2-1 margin.

All this indicates a tough uphill climb for the Democrats to retain the seat in an environment where Republicans in the South are getting increasingly agitated by the direction our country is going (ie, away from them). The Democratic caucus is going to have to find a really popular figure in Bedford if they hope to keep this seat, and thus keep the shaky 50-50 split (when one includes Speaker Williams with the Dems) that we currently have.

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18 Responses to “Rep. Curt Cobb Resigns”

  1. Tyler Durden writes
    July 1st, 2009 9:35 am

    So let’s see…

    How’s that recruiting coming from the Democratic Party “elders” who were willing to destroy the state party in order to be in charge of recruiting candidates?

    Where’s Bredesen, Cooper, Gordon, Davis, and Tanner (not to mention Harrison, Dr. Jellyfinger, and TennRod) to comfort all of us with some “great candidate” The Establishment has in their back pockets that can keep this seat in Democratic hands?

    My advice to Democrats and progressives… keep your powder dry. The state party is being held hostage by the Governor and his Blue Dog lackeys and you should only go campaign and contribute to candidates who support a populist progressive platform. The good ol’ boys are going to have to wither on the vine and get bounced out before we can rebuild the TNDP.

    ‘Nuff said!

  2. Matthew Hurtt writes
    July 1st, 2009 9:42 am

    I’ll be the first to congratulate my friend from Bedford County. He will be an asset in this role. I look forward to Republicans finding a nice replacement for former Representative Cobb soon. Good luck in the elections!

  3. Mike Samoose writes
    July 1st, 2009 9:50 am

    Huge is an understatement. This seat has a good chance of going GOP.

  4. Joseph writes
    July 1st, 2009 9:55 am

    wait till you see who the dems have recruited. the reps will be sol on this one.

  5. TNOBSERVER writes
    July 1st, 2009 10:05 am

    Look at Braisted’s “update”…..what 50-50 split? Was he not paying attention when John Litz said that he won’t be running for reelection either? Typical “citizen journalist” shotty reporting. Consider the Democrats now -2 in the House.

  6. TNOBSERVER writes
    July 1st, 2009 10:07 am

    Look at Braisted’s “update”…..what 50-50 split? Was he not paying attention when John Litz said that he won’t be running for reelection either? Masterful analasys Sean-o. Consider the Democrats now -2 in the House.

  7. Mike Samoose writes
    July 1st, 2009 10:10 am

    Joseph the dems will recruit some Obama loving little twenty something just out of college. If they do that they just elected a Republican.

  8. Joshua Arrowood writes
    July 1st, 2009 10:33 am

    I don’t think he is saying there will be a 50-50 split. I think he was saying it would be an uphill climb if the Dems want to keep a 50-50 split (when counting Kent Williams as a Dem).

  9. Joshua Arrowood writes
    July 1st, 2009 10:35 am

    To be clearer, he is referring to what there basically is on Capitol Hill now…

  10. Ben writes
    July 1st, 2009 10:41 am

    I wonder what Bill Fletcher special Democrat will they find to run and lose?

  11. dan writes
    July 1st, 2009 10:42 am

    When Mr Peach won that house seat back in the 90’s that Tidwell now holds, that started giving the GOP hope in this types of seats. Then when Dr. Hensley won in Hohenwald, that pretty much made it official that the dems had lost control of these types of house seats.

  12. Sean Braisted writes
    July 1st, 2009 10:48 am

    TNO,

    Umm, yeah, if you read the post, you’d see I was talking about session next year, not after the 2010 elections. But, good catch I guess.

  13. JR writes
    July 1st, 2009 11:15 am

    And also, since the House has 99 members, there can’t be a 50-50 split anyway.

  14. Ben writes
    July 1st, 2009 11:35 am

    Yeah, smart thinking, Tyler. You really know what you’re talking about . . .

  15. Maria writes
    July 1st, 2009 12:29 pm

    We appreciate the consistent pro life stance from Curt Cobb. He stood for life and was appreciated.
    thank you and good luck.

  16. The Curt Cobb Seat: The Election : Post Politics: Political News and Views in Tennessee writes
    July 1st, 2009 12:37 pm

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  17. John Jonzz writes
    July 1st, 2009 1:56 pm

    ACK could have broken this story.

    Why didn’t you?

    Chicken?

  18. Donna Locke writes
    July 1st, 2009 2:47 pm

    Oo-wee, time to contact all the Lockes in Bedford County.

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