...none of them are going to appeal to me unless they're on Steve Cohen's level of Liberal.
Cammack talks like he is, but his past tells a very different story.

knoxrebel is not stretching it when he calls the guy a chameleon. Cammack has shown every shade depending on what fence he's sitting on.

If Cammack is elected, and starts performing political fellation on the Right, the TNDP will lose credibility with the newer, younger voters that are the future of this party in this state.
If that happens, if we fail to show a stark difference between the Repigs and us, we can kiss this state goodbye.

I'm not willing to take that chance at the moment.

Cammack needs to come with a convincing argument as to why anyone should believe what he says instead of just parroting popular Leftist slogans.

No choice at this point. Thanx for asking.

If it's Ball that may run I voted for him in '78
for congress in the 1st district.

Roy won Ned's state house seat in '86 when Ned was elected governor.

So both Mike & Roy are picking on the same bone.

Let's see, Ward Cammack wants to make Tennessee a leader in the green economy. He wants to expand the Solar Institute to make geo-thermal and other forms of alternative energy a reality. He has publicly said he will ban mountaintop removal mining and that he supports gay adoption.

Tell me what is "not progressive" about that.

towards Cammack. I don't know enough about the others to really make a judgment right now. I would like to see a whole lot more from all the candidates...perhaps an online round-table thing or something where they answer questions or a questionnaire (essay questions are a bonus, I don't like one word answers) that I can read through and see how they stack up against each other and where they lie on the political philosophy scale...I usually go with the one that most closely matches my own philosophy, so far that's Cammack.

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It's still too early to tell anything. So far, only McMillan and Cammack are even making a go of it. McWherter and Herron just got in and have plenty of time to get up to speed. They do need to get up to speed soon though, so they don't lose too much ground.

Cammack is doing the best job of getting a message out there. Of course, as the new guy he has to. Lots of people don't know who he is and some are distrustful of his past political activities. Still, this is the early effort that will pay off in the end.

McMillan is polished, but not taking advantage of her name recognition, and not pushing information out of her shop effectively right now. The result is that Cammack is gaining a foothold in some areas that McMillan may be a more natural fit.

Still lots of time folks and plenty of opportunity for fumbles and turnovers.

on someone to make up their mind...

At the moment, Cammack is the only person in the race that I think can win the general election. His environmental record alone would win me over, but he appears to be centrist enough to appeal to both sides.

McWherter has a big name dad but what else?

McMillan would be a great governor but I don't see her winning the general.

Roy Herron has to be the odds on favorite of Dem insiders but I don't see him winning the general OR being a great governor.

(Opinions of this blogger are subject to change...early and often.)