Phil Bredesen

[Michael Z]

Hard to say, though I can't really see how local factors of this kind would affect a national election (especially one which appears to be the most important Presidential election in a very long time).

Paradoxically, Bredesen may be so popular in TN that they might want to keep him as Govenor and not lose him to Washington. Not sure if that sounds silly, it's just a thought.