Tue
Oct 2 2007
07:28 am
Tom Humphrey talks with Mike McWherter about his run for U.S. Senate against Lamar Alexander.
McWherter says he is "all but certain" he is running and will announce officially in three or four months. He says support in East Tennessee will be "determinative."
There was speculation that McWherter was waiting to see what Fred Thompson would do before announcing, the conventional wisdom being that Thompson would bring out a huge GOP vote if he's on the ticket. We speculated here last week that if McWherter is running he must not think much of Fred's chances.
This interesting quote from the article confirms it: "I’ve seen the polling and don’t think Fred will be the Republican nominee."
|
|
Discussing:
- Timing is everything (1 reply)
- Presidential protest? Deja vu? (3 replies)
- Republican midterm strategy 2026 (2 replies)
- Kerbela Development: Understanding the Appeal and What Happens Next (1 reply)
- 865 Neyland Entertainment District announcement (3 replies)
- Federal court rules Constitution doesn't guarantee clean water (2 replies)
- Trump Admin wants rid of DEI bike lanes (1 reply)
- New COVID-19 wave, vaccine available soon (2 replies)
- Mark Harmon journalism award (1 reply)
- Senior's fishing, hunting, sportsman license fees increase more than others (2 replies)
- Dolly Parton - we miss you already (1 reply)
- NW Indiana residents on 10th day without power (1 reply)
TN Progressive
- View from the Overlook (Whitescreek Journal)
- Alcoa property taxes will probably not go up (BlountViews)
- Smith & Wesson not a good fit for Blount County (BlountViews)
- Pellissippi Parkway extension delayed again (BlountViews)
- Blount County early voting record turnout (BlountViews)
- WATCH THIS SPACE. (Left Wing Cracker)
- America As It Is Right Now (RoaneViews)
- A friend sent this: From Captain McElwee's Tall Tales of Roane County (RoaneViews)
- The Meidas Touch (RoaneViews)
- Massive Security Breach Analysis (RoaneViews)
- (Whitescreek Journal)
- My choices in the August election (Left Wing Cracker)
TN Politics
- Nashville Democrat sues Tennessee lieutenant governor over committee suspension, other restrictions (TN Lookout)
- Chattanooga goes head to head with state attorney over control of airport board (TN Lookout)
- Trump used impossible foreign labor standards as tariff workaround, small businesses say (TN Lookout)
- $26K profit from grassroots Soybean Festival to be donated to Martin Fire Department (TN Lookout)
- Trump thwarted in hunt for rare noncitizen voters as midterms near (TN Lookout)
- Trump administration revokes $810M approved by Congress for refugee aid and more (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Prohibition (Knox TN Today)
- The artistic legacy of Adelia Armstrong Lutz (Knox TN Today)
- Five September birthdays, one lifelong bond (Knox TN Today)
- Daily Connections: Tuesday, September 29, 2026 (Knox TN Today)
- Dishing It Out: Holy Smoke Cake, a sweet tradition from my GiGi (Knox TN Today)
- Can I Do It? Pick up a brush and try oil painting (Knox TN Today)
- Music in the Grove sets October show (Knox TN Today)
- Steve Kopman has spent a lifetime keeping people moving (Knox TN Today)
- Above & Beyond: Waverly man went into burning home to save two young brothers (Knox TN Today)
- First Horizon: Funding Our Town with the American Heart Association’s STEM Goes Red (Knox TN Today)
- Does your auto insurance cover a rental car on vacation? (Knox TN Today)
- Mission Monday: Today’s focus is Second Harvest Food Bank receives $390,000 (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- TVA to receive permit for cutting-edge nuclear project at Clinch River site (WATE)
- Man dead after truck crash at I-275 and I-640 interchange in Knoxville (WATE)
- Before TN executes Christa Pike, Colleen Slemmer’s mother remembers her daughter (WATE)
- 'Saved lives' Low-income apartments in Knoxville seek investment during upgrades (WATE)
- Dennis Haskins, Chattanooga native who played beloved 'Saved by the Bell' principal, has died (WATE)
- 156-year-old barn rebuilt in Great Smoky Mountains National Park after 2023 storm damage (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- Motorcyclist killed in I-24 crash near Rossville Boulevard exit - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Chattanooga native Dennis Haskins, known for playing Principal Belding on 'Saved by the Bell,' dies - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- State reverses course on replacement hospital site for Moccasin Bend - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Local Opinion: Lookout Mountain master class in good government - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- Life-threatening flash floods may soon hit the Southwest, driven by Polo remnants - The Washington Post (US News)
- Watch Live: Jack Smith testifies on Trump probes at Senate hearing - CBS News (US News)
- As Tennessee execution nears, Christa Pike case highlights the few women on death row - WESH (US News)
- How a Planned Steel Mill in Iowa Reveals Trump’s Midterm Strategy - The New York Times (US News)
- Couple Accused of Killing Their Son-in-Law in Bay Area Park - The New York Times (US News)
- Oil Prices Reverse Gains as Gulf Crude Exports Recover - WSJ (Business)
- Anthropic's IPO prospectus shows sweeping AI vision, surging costs - Yahoo Finance (Business)
- Live: Lindsay Clancy in court for first time since murder mistrial - BBC (US News)
- Stock Market Today: Dow Rises As Oil Prices, Treasury Yields Fall; Nvidia Stock Hits Buy Point (Live Coverage) - Investor's Business Daily (Business)
- Alaska Airlines unveils massive premium cabin overhaul in high-end travel race - CNBC (Business)
- Smart Ring Maker Oura Becomes Latest Company to Delay US IPO - Bloomberg.com (Business)
- Three deaths, three states, 24 hours: one day in ICE’s quiet but ‘gruesome’ surge - The Guardian (US News)
- 4 ways to avoid getting ripped off, according to a pricing expert - npr.org (Business)
- What we know about the lawsuit and investigation into the alleged gang rape at Cornell University - CNN (US News)
- UK tries to stop Trump's diesel export ban - BBC (Business)
Local Media
Lost Medicaid Funding
To date, the failure to expand Medicaid/TennCare has cost the State of Tennessee ? in lost federal funding. (Source)
Search and Archives
TN Progressive
Nearby:
- Blount Dems
- Herston TN Family Law
- Inside of Knoxville
- Instapundit
- Jack Lail
- Jim Stovall
- Knox Dems
- MoxCarm Blue Streak
- Outdoor Knoxville
- Pittman Properties
- Reality Me
- Stop Alcoa Parkway
Beyond:
- Nashville Scene
- Nashville Post
- Smart City Memphis
- TN Dems
- TN Journal
- TN Lookout
- Bob Stepno
- Facing South
McWherter can win
It wouldnt suprise me if a liberal candidate runs for the nomination & many who post on Knoxviews may even support that candidate.
However,McWherter will be the Democratic nominee.
I will vote for McWherter for one reason...he can beat Lamar!.
My vote will be purely partisan because '94 cured me of any illusions.
We need a strong Democratic majority in the senate.
It will be a tough campaign..no doubt Lamar! knows how to win.
The easy thing to do is take pot shots @ a candidate you dont agree with fully be cynical & shout "The WHOLE SYSTEM SUCKS"..but if the result is a Lamar! win then one has to live with the Republicans & Lieberman stalemating the senate.
McWherter has got what it takes to win this race..& I'm all for that!!!
We need a strong Democratic majority in the senate.
Amen! This absolutely needs to be a priority.
Thompson seems to be disappointing many who wanted to support him. Yesterday he actually said there really were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, we just didn't find them.
Oh, spare me please! This retro thinking makes me queasy.