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Primary Colors

By Kleinheider Posted on July 20, 2009 at 7:22 am

Rex Noseworthy provides some interesting info on the frontrunner for the GOP nod in the District 62 special election:

The Aug. 27 special election will be closely watched given that Democrats don’t want to be another seat down going into 2010, currently the GOP has a one-seat majority. What Rex finds interesting is how the GOP will respond to one of its own candidates — trucking company owner Pat Marsh.

On the plus side, Marsh has the resources to finance his own campaign, the negative for many hardcore Repubs is that he doesn’t seem to drink their brand of Kool-Aid.

According to voting records, Marsh has voted in every Democratic presidential primary since 1996. While he has written campaign checks to Republicans like Bob Corker, Van Hilleary and Ed Bryant, he has also sent money to Democratic Congressman Jim Cooper.

Rex likes to see politicians vote whatever way they want to, but people like Memphis Republican State Rep. Brian Kelsey… not so much.

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  1. Bill Hobbs writes
    July 20th, 2009 7:52 am

    1996 is 13 years ago. People change. Parties change.

    Ronald Reagan once was a registered Democrat and voted for FDR. Hard to argue Reagan wasn’t a Republican. Republicans ought to give Pat Marsh a chance, hear him out. I’m betting he’s a real Republican, and his business background and success is the kind of experience the GOP needs in the current environment where economic issues are so very important.

    Also important: a candidate who is a former Democrat now turned Republican knows why he switched parties, and, so, likely knows how to talk to Democrat voters about why they, too, should vote Republican.

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