TN-SEN: Return of the Bredi

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Oh boy. Contest everywhere, Democrats. This is good.

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Bredesen's introductory video

Freedom Video. It's so calm and warm. I love the guy already.

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RIP James Mackler. Press F to pay respects.

In all seriousness, I liked him, but I would certainly vote for Bredesen if I were able. He actually has a record of winning statewide before, and I don't really like the idea of running randos for statewide office. Mackler has the potential for a great career, but he should start with Congress first, not the Senate.

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http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/08/top-dem-in-tennessee-senate-race-probably-wont-be-for-much-longer/

Article saying that Bredesen’s administration covered up sexual assaults. Hope it’s not true because he seems like a huge FF

I hope so, too. I like the guy and I don't want him to be ruined by this. That said, the article is from the Daily Caller, so I'm going to take it with a grain of salt for now.

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http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2017/12/08/phil-bredesen-us-senate-race-im-not-running-against-donald-trump/936295001/

Interesting article on Bredesen's strategy. Seems like what I would advise him to do, except I'd pledge to serve one term. I think that would play pretty well.

Also, everyone on Atlas seems to have declared the race Safe R from the get-go, but I want to see it unfold a little first, especially with polling. Bredesen is not a fool, and he admitted as much that he wouldn't have run if he thought it was a suicide mission, and he "did [his] homework."

I really hope Bredesen wins. He seems like a big FF/generally nice and good guy and he deserves that seat way more than crazy b***h Blackburn. Don't know why he would not only go into his term planning to run for reelection, but publicly declare that as well. Would have been smarter to say to serve just one term--considering he would be 80--or at least say his reelection plans were TBD.

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According to NBC, Corker is set to announce he is entering the race this Friday https://mobile.twitter.com/VaughnHillyard/status/965761287031590915

Not necessarily that he's entering, but just whether or not he will. Still interesting news though.

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Guys, we don't know for sure if Corker is running. That link description is misleading. He's not necessarily announcing he's running, he's announcing whether he will run or not. For all we know, he could just announce that he's not seeking reelection, and we're in the same place that we were before.

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Guys, voters are dumb. The fact that unemployment obviously rose during the recession and fell afterward is not something that would enter most of their thought processes naturally.