Harold Ford and Lincoln Davis both running for TN governor?

[madfloridian]

That makes for an interesting scenario.

http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071007/NEWS02/71007003

"U.S. Rep. Lincoln Davis wants to be Tennessee’s next governor, and he plans to seek the office even though friend and fellow Democrat Harold Ford Jr. also may want the job.

“I’ve made up my mind to run for governor,” said Davis, who served as Ford’s campaign chairman during his unsuccessful 2006 Senate bid against Republican Bob Corker.

..."“I don’t think (Ford) is going to run because Lincoln Davis is going to run. I would imagine that if I’m in the race, he’ll step aside.”

But an adviser to Ford and the head of the Tennessee Democratic Party confirmed that Ford is “seriously considering” a run to succeed Gov. Phil Bredesen in 2010. Bredesen cannot run for a third term.
“My understanding is that he’s very interested in looking at it,” said Gray Sasser, chairman of the state Democratic Party, who confirmed that representatives from Ford’s Senate campaign recently met with top party officials to discuss that possibility."

[Lucinda]

1. Hmmm...to be honest I hadn't given any thought

to who might be running to replace Bredesen. Thanks for the link!

[Hardrada]

2. Lincoln Davis? Isn't that like Lee Grant?