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| Tennessee Democratic Party disavows Senate nominee |
| 2012-08-05 |
| The party of Cordell Hull, Estes Kefauver and Al Gore Sr. and Jr. won't have a standard-bearer -- or at least not one it can stomach -- in Tennessee's next U.S. Senate race. Less than 24 hours after a man espousing conservative and libertarian views surprised the state's political scene by winning the Democratic nomination, the Tennessee Democratic Party disavowed him, saying he's part of an anti-gay hate group. The party said Friday that it would do nothing to help Mark Clayton, 35, who received nearly twice as many votes as his closest challenger in Thursday's seven-candidate primary, winning the right to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Bob Corker in November. "The only time that Clayton has voted in a Democratic primary was when he was voting for himself," the party said in a news release. "Many Democrats in Tennessee knew nothing about any of the candidates in the race, so they voted for the person at the top of the ticket. Unfortunately, none of the other Democratic candidates were able to run the race needed to gain statewide visibility or support. "Mark Clayton is associated with a known hate group in Washington, D.C., and the Tennessee Democratic Party disavows his candidacy, will not do anything to promote or support him in any way, and urges Democrats to write-in a candidate of their choice in November." Clayton defended his work for Public Advocate of the United States, the pro-life, pro-marriage group in question, and said he was disappointed with the Tennessee Democratic Party's "zero-sum politics." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 The People have spoken, and they are wrong! |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2012-08-05 15:24 |
| #6 Many Democrats in Tennessee knew nothing about any of the candidates in the race, so they voted for the person at the top of the ticket. That's what you get for relying on dimwits, parasites and illegals aliens for your votes. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2012-08-05 14:51 |
| #5 Plus the 0 is not very popular especially in the east. There's something about Eastern Tennessee. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2012-08-05 08:43 |
| #4 I hope you're right, BrerRabbit. Because the lefties have been trying to do just that for several years. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2012-08-05 07:26 |
| #3 We have open primaries here in TN. Plus the 0 is not very popular especially in the east. I think you what you have here is disgruntled Dems, most Inds and mischievous Reps creating a perfect storm of sorts. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2012-08-05 05:04 |
| #2 The loyal Democrat has nowhere to turn now. I believe many Democrats will refuse to vote this year because the party has left them. The left has hijacked the party. The left are but a small part of the party. The Democrats offer earth and water but require you to be on your knees. |
| Posted by: Dale 2012-08-05 01:20 |
| #1 "Many Democrats in Tennessee knew nothing about any of the candidates in the race, so they voted for the person at the top of the ticket." Sheah right. More like the voters spoke, and the masters didn't like what they had to say. |
| Posted by: gromky 2012-08-05 01:18 |