tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785387207570374478.post3535995527118112304..comments2023-12-24T05:04:37.381-05:00Comments on The Train of Thought: Tennessee making a strong case to be stripped of its statehoodJJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02082265494052859780noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785387207570374478.post-55806746517035141252008-12-16T12:53:00.000-05:002008-12-16T12:53:00.000-05:00@Anonymous: Good point, and with ads like this you...@Anonymous: Good point, and with ads like <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkiz1_d1GsA" REL="nofollow">this</A> you really can't deny that racism played a role in his loss. I think his policies played a major role in his loss as well, since during that cycle Jim Webb and Jon Tester managed to pull out wins in mostly republican states(admittedly where race wasn't a factor) running strongly against the war and very populist campaigns.<BR/><BR/>I guess with Harold Ford I just get frustrated that he's given a platform to speak about what's "the right course for democrats" when he's argued consistently against the strategies (50 state) and policies (against the war, populist rhetoric on the economy) that have been successful in elections.<BR/><BR/>So admittedly that wasn't much of a coherent argument I laid out, but I just can't stand Harold Ford and he is definitely one of the reasons I'm losing patience with Tennessee as a state.<BR/><BR/>And in fairness, I don't think anybody's voting rights should be taken away, I simply think that maybe if we take the voting rights of people that "matter" (Read: don't live in DC), that it might increase the willingness to do something about the place that hasn't had voting rights... ever.<BR/><BR/>And if you have to choose a state to be the guinea pig, I feel like naming a state park after a klan leader moves you to the top of the list.JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02082265494052859780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785387207570374478.post-13001006044684507442008-12-16T09:40:00.000-05:002008-12-16T09:40:00.000-05:00So you think Tennessee should lose their voting ri...So you think Tennessee should lose their voting rights because they're "obviously" racist, but you blame Harold Ford's loss on his policies? Connect the dots.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com