How Many Vote Democrat for Senator?

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Apparently former governor Phil Bredesen is running for Senator to fill the weasel's (Bob Corkers) place.
How in the hell did any Democrat ever get elected in Tennessee?
 
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Apparently former governor Phil Bredesen is running for Senator to fill the weasel's (Bob Corkers) place.
How in the hell did any Democrat ever get elected in Tennessee?

Probably not much difference between Bredeson and Corker.
 
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Apparently former governor Phil Bredesen is running for Senator to fill the weasel's (Bob Corkers) place.
How in the hell did any Democrat ever get elected in Tennessee?

In another thread on this, I posted that although Phil calls himself a democrat, his fiscal policy as Governor was conservative. It will be interesting to see how Trump goes about attacking Bredesen's record as Governor. If he tries to paint Phil as a typical "tax and spend" liberal, he should instantly lose credibility with any Tennessean old enough to remember Bredesen's tenure.
 
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In another thread on this, I posted that although Phil calls himself a democrat, his fiscal policy as Governor was conservative. It will be interesting to see how Trump goes about attacking Bredesen's record as Governor. If he tries to paint Phil as a typical "tax and spend" liberal, he should instantly lose credibility with any Tennessean old enough to remember Bredesen's tenure.

Phil also had to work with the Rs since he never held both houses.
 
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I don't like Blackburn but also can't imagine having a Schumer puppet representing our state

Better to have a corporate puppet than a liberal puppet? Makes sense. Let’s bash a respected and proven human just because of the letter beside his name. Our republic is about to be as dumb as our citizens. Oh wait, it already is.
 
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Better to have a corporate puppet than a liberal puppet? Makes sense. Let’s bash a respected and proven human just because of the letter beside his name. Our republic is about to be as dumb as our citizens. Oh wait, it already is.

Bredesen didn’t get to a net worth over $300M by being anti corporation.
 
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Better to have a corporate puppet than a liberal puppet? Makes sense. Let’s bash a respected and proven human just because of the letter beside his name. Our republic is about to be as dumb as our citizens. Oh wait, it already is.

He will vote lock step with your socialist party, he won't have a choice.
 
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Better to have a corporate puppet than a liberal puppet? Makes sense. Let’s bash a respected and proven human just because of the letter beside his name. Our republic is about to be as dumb as our citizens. Oh wait, it already is.

If Bredesen were running as an independent I would respect him, running with a Dem label I can't. How can he a guy who portrays himself as a fiscal conservative with middle of the road ideology associate himself with today's Democrats?

The party is almost polar opposite of what Bredesen claims to be.
 
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If Bredesen were running as an independent I would respect him, running with a Dem label I can't. How can he a guy who portrays himself as a fiscal conservative with middle of the road ideology associate himself with today's Democrats?

The party is almost polar opposite of what Bredesen claims to be.

Because it's too difficult to get elected as an independent. The two party system suppresses and delegitimizes you. He's more Democrat than Republican, so that makes the most sense. Sort of like how Trump, at least currently, is more Republican. He really should have been an independent.
 
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Because it's too difficult to get elected as an independent. The two party system suppresses and delegitimizes you. He's more Democrat than Republican, so that makes the most sense. Sort of like how Trump, at least currently, is more Republican. He really should have been an independent.

You are describing a problem with the electorate.
 
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In another thread on this, I posted that although Phil calls himself a democrat, his fiscal policy as Governor was conservative. It will be interesting to see how Trump goes about attacking Bredesen's record as Governor. If he tries to paint Phil as a typical "tax and spend" liberal, he should instantly lose credibility with any Tennessean old enough to remember Bredesen's tenure.

So you are saying you would not support Bredesen then
 
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You are describing a problem with the electorate.

Not really. The two major parties have enough resources to overwhelm outsiders. Makes it very difficult to be heard. If you don't think both parties actively suppress outside competition, you're naive. Better to have one known enemy than multiple. It's a corrupt system. I'm hoping that the growth of social media and internet access will allow outsiders more access without requiring the wealth of the two major parties.
 
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Not really. The two major parties have enough resources to overwhelm outsiders. Makes it very difficult to be heard. If you don't think both parties actively suppress outside competition, you're naive. Better to have one known enemy than multiple. It's a corrupt system. I'm hoping that the growth of social media and internet access will allow outsiders more access without requiring the wealth of the two major parties.

Bredesen could easily run as an independent and have enough name recognition and money to be a viable candidate. The problem is then with an electorate who chooses not to vote for him because he doesn’t have an R or D next to his name. Your ire against “the system” is misguided.
 
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Bredesen could easily run as an independent and have enough name recognition and money to be a viable candidate. The problem is then with an electorate who chooses not to vote for him because he doesn’t have an R or D next to his name. Your ire against “the system” is misguided.

I said the same thing about Ron Paul and was hammered for it by Paul supporters who claimed he had to run as a republican because that's where all the money was, name recognition be damned.
 
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If carpetbagger Bredesen does win in November, he would be 75 years old when he took office, and 81 years old at the end of his first term in the senate.

Trump is 71. Folks are expecting a second term from him. He'll be quite the geezer by then.
 
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Bredesen could easily run as an independent and have enough name recognition and money to be a viable candidate. The problem is then with an electorate who chooses not to vote for him because he doesn’t have an R or D next to his name. Your ire against “the system” is misguided.

And how do you think the electorate got that way?
 
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Just like McCain votes lock step with the repubs. Is McCain admirable in your eyes?

The guy with a brain tumor that should've retired the day he found out? No, no admiration for a guy who literally can't think straight
 

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