memphis area

Today is THE day. As pundits wring their hands, the voters say their piece. Yup, unless you’ve been living in a bubble, today is election day. And the results for tiny Dixville Notch, NH are in.

Rep. Jim Cooper recalls a curious encounter with our current president:

Most of the media pack seemed intent on wringing something quotable from the few people at the center of the campaign and were not as quick to acknowledge the myriad Tennessee politicos throughout the media center.

In response to Jason Mumpower's dog-whistle comments about Rep. Nathan Vaughn yesterday:

One of the big factors which benefited Marsha Blackburn back in 2002 allowing her to win her congressional seat was that she ran as a Middle Tennessean in a West Tennessee heavy primary.

Some past presidents of the Memphis Area Association of Home Builders may have endorsed him due to Marsha Blackburn’s vote against the housing bill but Tom Leatherwood tells Mike Slater he would have done

They have endorsed her opponent:

The 15 Past Presidents of the Memphis Area Association of Home Builders, whose names you find below, ask that you vote against Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn in the upcoming primary election.

A. C. McCloud at Memphis Mud reminds us there’s a meeting tomorrow night in Memphis for those interested in hearing TDOT’s plans for a proposed Toll Bridge over the mighty Mississipp’ in Memphis.

The Tuke Campaign has released a list of women on his "steering" committee:

Hon. Lois DeBerry, Speaker Pro Tempore
Hon. Beverly Marrero, State Senator
Hon. JoAnne Favors, State Representative
Hon. Brenda Gilmore, State Representative
Hon. Sherry Jones, State Representative
Hon. Mary Pruitt, State Representative

A freshman member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the Memphis area, Mr. George Hardaway, is sponsoring a bill this year which would require both homeschoolers and private school students to take the same “Gateway” end-of-course exams that the state requires public school students to take.