Baracking The Vote In Big Shelby

By Kleinheider Posted on August 4, 2008 at 7:08 am

Tom Humphrey breaks down the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate:

In the August 2006 U.S. Senate primary, Harold Ford Jr. also got about 12,500 votes from Knox County Democrats versus about 90,000 in Shelby and 33,000 in Davidson. This year, Shelby has a hotly contested Democratic primary for the seat now held by Rep. Steve Cohen of Memphis. That could drive up turnout.

One hears that Tuke may have the edge in Shelby, in part by being an active and early supporter of Barack Obama, who is highly popular in the 9th District.

He may also have an edge in the Nashville area, where he lives and is somewhat better known. Kenneth Eaton, a loser in two campaigns for Nashville mayor, has not spent much of the $250,000 he gave his campaign and does not appear to have made much headway - despite some combative rhetoric.

Padgett’s courthouse campaign strategy may help in other areas of the state. The courthouse crowd, typically, does turn out for any election. But the odds are that will not be enough to turn the Tuke tide.

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