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Tennessee: Harold Ford (D) v. Bob Corker...
...There is certainly no love lost between the Republican and Democratic candidates fighting for Bill Frist's Senate seat in Tennessee. At one point, Ford interrupted a Corker press conference with demands that his opponent explain his position on Iraq, while Corker, during a recent debate, demanded to know how many people Ford has personally employed. Ads against Ford-who stands to become the first black Southerners have freely elected to the Senate-have included jungle drums beating in the background, blonde bimbos whispering "call me" and questions about his faith and family. Meanwhile, ads against Corker have questioned...
...While U.S. Sen. John McCain was scheduled to glad-hand with Corker on Friday, former President Bill Clinton stumped for Ford on his home turf in Memphis Wednesday. At the same time, VoteVets Action Fund, organized by veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, prepared to spend $480,000 to blitz Tennessee with a television ad critical of U.S. policy in Iraq and, by inference, of Republicans like Corker...
...Corker, who has already spent $14.2 million to Ford's $10.6 million, upped the ante Wednesday when he donated $2 million of his own money to his campaign. The move triggers the millionaires' amendment, lifting the $2,100 limit on individual donors and allowing Ford to accept up to $12,600 from them. Still, in a reference to the latest barrage of ads-these attacking his family's less than stellar political history-Ford told the Memphis Commercial Appeal that it is "depressing that my opponent has made a donation to himself to run a smear campaign against...
...Whether Republican tactics are working is anyone's guess; the latest polls show everything from Corker with an eight-point lead to Ford ahead by five points. Separate CNN and Reuters/Zogby polls released Tuesday gave Corker an 8- to 10-point lead over Ford, while a poll for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has Ford leading Corker 46 to 40 and Ford's internal figures have him up by 5 points...