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Sunday, June 11, 2006

Tennessee: Can Harold Ford save the Dems?

It's a long road to Washington for Ford
Self-described underdog Ford goes for U.S. Senate seat in contentious race
By HALIMAH ABDULLAH, The Commercial Appeal June 11, 2006 ..."Tennessee could very well be the seat that shifts the balance to the Democrats," said Phil Singer, a representative of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
The Democratic Party is hoping that a Ford win will prove a chink in an otherwise red wall of Southern states. They hope Ford, a party moderate who President Bush calls "Fordy," will score points with a variety of groups, including disgruntled Republicans, Reagan Democrats and independent voters. ...
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