Why Harold Ford Lost

A lot of people are trying to play the race card in trying to figure out why Harold Ford to Bob Corker in Tennessee.   All you have to do is look at the picture to the left to see what was wrong with his campaign.   When Ford went on TV on election day, sporting a camo hat in front of a Confederate flag, it was clear he was trying to be something he wasn't.   Tennessee voters saw through the act, knowing full well that Ford would was more liberal than he was letting on.   Read more about the Corker victory at NEWSMAX.COM.

Comments

[jol]

So lame. So lame.

[Bill]

Gee Jol, you usually have so much more to say. Could you imagine that picture, but with George Allen standing there instead? You libs would be screaming bloody murder. But Harold Ford gets to use it to convince voters he's one of them? If the Confederate Flag is so wrong, shouldn't it be wrong for EVERYONE?

[jol]

Bill,
Many politicians shoot themselves in the foot by attempting some ill advised publicity stunt, (Dukakis and the tank comes to mind). I wouldn't take it much beyond that. Personally I think the guy has talent and intelligence and simply lost to a more savy, more experienced pol who knows his boundries. As I watched Ford I had the feeling that he wasn't quite ready for the National spotlight yet. But give him time. He needs a little more seasoning, that's all.
None of us knows how all of this will turn out, but the pendulum has swung and we'll see what the Dems have to offer. They may surprise you, and me.