The Three Stooges Name is sticking...

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And Dems are not back down, Here is the response fron TNDP

GOP SENATE CANDIDATES NOT ‘THE THREE STATESMEN': This year's Jackson Day was not without a touch of ongoing controversy, however. As noted, Representative Harold Ford, Jr. lit into his Republican opponents for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Majority Leader Bill Frist for utterly refusing to discuss issues of import to Tennesseans. At several junctures, Ford called the Republicans "The Three Stooges." On Monday, Tennessee Republican Party Chairman Bob Davis called on Ford to apologize for this. According to the Associated Press, Ford's campaign "deferred comment to the state Democratic Party, which declined to step back from the characterization of GOP candidates." "No one will ever call these Republican candidates ‘The Three Statesmen,'" TNDP Chairman Bob Tuke said. "Just as The Three Stooges comically abuse one another with nonsense, the three Republican Stooges have failed to address serious issues affecting all Tennesseans." Tuke further said that Ford is the only candidate in the race "discussing matters of real concern to Tennesseans, like the spiraling cost of gasoline, the rampaging federal deficit, and the failure of the Bush Administration to care for our veterans even as new ones return from the battlefield." For his part, Davis claimed, "The last time I checked, name calling didn't win too many elections in Tennessee." If he is correct, his party has a major problem in its Senate primary. A recently compiled list of barbs the campaigns have thrown at each other includes "double talker," "clueless," "delusional," "immature," "deceptive," "tacky," "self-congratulatory," and "not a serious adult." Click here for the response from the three candidates.

[TheFarseer]

1. Are any of those guys "top tier candidates"?

As an outsider, I have no idea, but I'm trying to follow all the close senate races.

[H2O]

2. The last time

A poll was taken on these guys, they were doing well against Ford, unfortunately. I wonder how things look now?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=179x3027

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4. It’s a statistical dead heat (Zogby)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=179x3073

Latest polling from Zogby show Ford in a statistical dead heat with all three republicans candidates.

Momentum is on Ford side. He has raised more money than any of the Three Stooges. Republican are running scared and you know what that means, it's smear time.

Ford has stood up well to the republican smear tactics and is on the offensive with the Three Stooges comment.

[H2O]

5. Thanx for the Link

Alma was thinking that we were going to lose that seat(we still could) but at least it looks better.

[CraigHinTenn]

7. It's going to get nasty..get ready

It's the only thing they can run on. They don't have any ideas.

[pf99]

3. These guys (The Three Stooges) are losers

Van Hillary lost to Phil Bredessen for Governor in 2002.

Ed Bryant lost to Lamar Alexander in the 2002 republican primary.

Bob Corker lost to Bill Frist in the 1994 republican primary.

I guess these are their top tier candidates as no one is challenging Governor Bredessen.

Ford on the other hand has charisma the Three Stooges are missing. It will be a tough fight as Tennessee is trending republican and the lemmings here will vote republican if the devil himself was on the ticket.

Look for Ford to eek out a win here.

[4_TN_TITANS]

6. I just love Tuke.....

the man has balls, I just wish he could get more air-time.

[nasher]

8. I hope they continue to beat eachother up

it makes Ford look even better.

[tiptoe]

9. Prepare for Election Fraud in any close contests..for Control of Congress

see: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=179&topic_id=3103&mesg_id=3168