Find The Lamar And Have Steve Cropper Praise Him

By Kleinheider Posted on October 4, 2008 at 11:58 pm

Bob Tuke’s campaign for U.S. Senate has long asserted that one of its hidden advantages in its long shot bid to defeat Lamar Alexander was that many voters in Tennessee were either not born or not in Tennessee while Lamar Alexander was Governor.

Tuke’s assertion was that while many Tennesseans see Lamar as an icon who transcends party, there was a large swarth of new voters who really don’t know who Lamar Alexander is who are open to suggestion.

Well, starting Monday, the Alexander for Senate Campaign is gonna drop some coin to go ahead and get those voters, too. Ya, know just to see if they can’t just completely run up the score.

The ad was produced by McCain creative director “Hollywood” Fred Davis of “Celeb” ad fame and narrated by legendary guitarist Steve Cropper.

Erik Schelzig has more on the ad which continues Alexander’s “Find the Good and Praise It” theme from earlier in the cycle.

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Phil’s Veep Angle

By Kleinheider Posted on April 24, 2008 at 10:28 am

Jeff Woods thinks there is no doubt that our Governor is angling for a spot on the Democratic ticket:

Bredesen seems pretty serious about landing the veep spot. He’s remained uncommitted even after Clinton swept Tennessee’s primary. And unsolicited, he’s offered himself as a party leader to settle the nomination fight, making the rounds of TV talk shows to propose a superdelegate convention in June. He holds obvious advantages for the Democrats as a Southern governor.

If Bredesen does want the job why not step out and endorse Obama? Wouldn’t that help his cause more than sitting on the sidelines?

Now would be the perfect time. It would have the effect of muting the John Tanner endorsement of Hillary yesterday and it would allow Obama and Gore operatives play up speculation about an Al Gore endorsement of Obama to reporters writing the story. A good little bump for Obama and chit that Bredesen can cash out in his Veep interview.

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