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Ken Givens Joins McWherter Campaign

August 10, 2010 - By Chas Sisk - The Tennessean - Ken Givens, the state’s agri­cul­tural com­mis­sioner, will step down Sun­day to join Jack­son beer dis­trib­u­tor Mike McWherter’s cam­paign for gov­er­nor as a senior pol­icy adviser. “I think Ken Givens has prob­a­bly been the best com­mis­sioner of agri­cul­ture that...
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McWherter makes stop in Piney Flats

August 9, 2010 - By Mac McLean - TriCities.com - Though he knows most of his support will come from the west half of the state, Democrat Mike McWherter told a group of Northeast Tennessee Democrats they would be very important to his campaign for the state’s top office. He also reminded them of a strong connection he had to the area through his father, former Gov. Ned McWherter, and promised to spend a sig...
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McWherter Comes Out Swinging Against Haslam

August 9, 2010 - By Erik Shelzig Memphis Daily News NASHVILLE (AP) – Democrat Mike McWherter came out swinging against Republican gubernatorial nominee Bill Haslam on Friday, the first full day of the general election campaign to succeed term-limited Gov. Phil Bredesen. In a conference call with statehouse reporters, McWherter offered a laundry list of criticisms of Haslam that ranged from raising propert...
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Dems plan to pound Black, Haslam on Business Ties

August 8, 2010 - By Michael Cass - The Tennessean - Tennessee Democrats are running against the national winds of anti-incumbent fervor and dissatisfaction with government, but they say their strategy is solid for winning the governorship and major legislative seats this fall. The party's slate of candidates is led by gubernatorial nominee Mike McWherter, whose father, Ned, was governor from 1987 to 1995. ...
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