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Progressive Politics from Memphis

  • Did the Gov’s Race Just Heat Up or Cool Down?

    So as has been widely reported Harold Ford Jr. is not running for Gov.. What does this mean for TN democratic politics and what does it mean for the race as a whole? Let’s take a look. 3 people have really totally “declared” on the Democratic side; Kim McMillan of Clarksville, Ward Cammack of Nashville,…

  • More than a Little Disappointed…

    Ok folks. I know I’ve been harping on this, but seriously, we’re WAY BEHIND now. Current TNDP Membership Stats Total – 464 Davidson Co. – 105 – 23% Knox Co. – 68 – 14.6% Shelby Co. – 32 – 6.9% Rutherford Co. – 24 – 5.1% Hamilton – 15 – 3% We’re in danger of…

  • Glad to See This

    As LWC noted last week, the SCDP has started a newsletter on it’s site. This is a step in the right direction for a body that has, in the past, been both secretive and disconnected from rank and file Democrats in the county. I hope they keep it up. Also, on the 6th, the new…

  • Happy Birthday to Me

  • Where's the Love?

    Yesterday I sent out a call to Memphis Democrats to go join the new TNDP site. Several people signed up, but Memphis is still SORELY underrepresented. Here are the stats: TNDP Total – 382 members Nashville – 72 members (18.8%) Knoxville – 56 members (14.6%) Chattanooga – 14 members (3.6%) Memphis – 14 members (3.6%)…

  • Underrepresented

    So, I’ve been looking at, and playing with and poking around the new TNDP website some more since I first wrote about it last week. It’s growing organically, which is what these types of sites do once they’re released into the wild. One of the things I’m noticing, as I scroll through the 350+ members…