Mon
Sep 21 2009
06:41 am
Herron makes hay
By: R. Neal

The Rutherford County Democratic Party held the first straw poll of the 2010 Democratic primary for governor at their MTSU gala in Murfreesboro over the weekend. Here are the results:

1. Sen. Roy Herron - 119
2. Sen. Jim Kyle - 81
3. Kim McMillan - 58
4. Mike McWherter - 32
5. Ward Cammack - 13
6. Undecided – 12

Interesting. Probably time to narrow the field.

P.S. I believe Bredesen was the clear front runner by this time in 2001. Despite this result, there doesn't yet seem to be one for this primary. Kyle has only just started campaigning. McMillan had a stronger showing than many might have expected, especially McWherter. Makes you wonder if the McWherter name is all that familiar to the younger voters coming into the party.

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It drove me crazy to hear

Submitted by bizgrrl on Mon, 2009/09/21 - 7:02am.

It drove me crazy to hear Herron speak at the KCDP dinner. I thought he was going to start stomping his feet and raising his hands to the sky, then speak in tongues. I'm not a big fan of mixing preaching and politics.

I suppose his book, "God and Politics", helps get voters in TN. They were giving them away free at the KCDP dinner.

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