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Proud night for Ned McWherter

August 7, 2010 - By Mike Morrow - Examiner.com - Former Gov. Ned McWherter got the real scoop on the Tennessee governor's race long before the polls closed on Thursday."I think the winner loses," he said. "Someone told me that the other day."McWherter was talking about the enormous budget challenges facing the next governor. Many people have asked during the campaign why anyone would want to run for governor at ...
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McWherter Takes Race to Haslam on his Own Home Turf

August 6, 2010 - Knoxville News Sentinel - by J.J. Stambaugh KNOXVILLE -- One day after the primary, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike McWherter came out swinging today in the political backyard of Republican nominee Bill Haslam, telling a Knoxville audience that his opponent's tenure as mayor has brought both higher taxes and higher crime rates. He also said he didn't view himself as much of an underdog d...
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McWherter rejects spending race

August 6, 2010 - By Hank Hayes - Kingsport Times News - PINEY FLATS — Tennessee Democratic gubernatorial nominee Mike McWherter said Friday he won’t use his personal wealth to try and match the potential self-funding power of GOP nominee Bill Haslam. “Absolutely not,” McWherter said before addressing about 100 local Democrats at Pardner’s Bar-B-Que during the last leg of a tour thr...
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McWherter targeting 'dissatisfied' GOP voters

August 6, 2010 - By Tom Humphrey - Knoxville News Sentinel NASHVILLE - In carrying 75 of Tennessee's 95 counties in the Republican gubernatorial primary, Bill Haslam apparently reaffirmed the value of speaking softly and carrying a big financial stick - even when the GOP electorate is said to be turning more conservative. During the primary campaign, key blocs of Republican voters - gun-rights advocates, anti-a...
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