President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign released an updated list of its top fund raisers today, and five Nashville men are still on it. Leading the way is attorney Charles Robert Bone, who has raised between $200,000 and $500,000 – the … Continue reading →
Archive of posts tagged Election
American Association of People with Disabilities says ID law unfair
A representative for the American Association of People with Disabilities visited the Capitol Tuesday to complain that the state’s new voter identification law is unfair to the disabled because it raises hurdles to their casting their ballots in person. “The … Continue reading →
Rick Santorum gets Republican group’s endorsement after Ron Paul wins straw poll
U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas was the overwhelming winner of a presidential straw poll held Saturday by the Tennessee Republican Assembly, but former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania won the group’s endorsement even more easily. Paul received 200 … Continue reading →
Mitt Romney mentor, Bain Capital namesake has Vanderbilt ties
With one day left before the voting, South Carolina presidential primary voters may have learned more than they ever expected or needed to know in the past week about Bain Capital. That’s the private-equity firm Republican front-runner Mitt Romney led … Continue reading →
Beth Harwell, Debra Maggart endorse Mitt Romney
State House Speaker Beth Harwell, R-Nashville, and House Republican Caucus Chair Debra Maggart, R-Hendersonville, are the latest to endorse former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney’s bid for the presidency. “Governor Romney knows and is strongly committed to the principle that the … Continue reading →
Ty Cobb enters 28th Senate District race
Former state Rep. Ty Cobb, D-Columbia, says he is entering the race for the 28th Senate District, the new Middle Tennessee district added in redistricting. “We now have too many politicians in Nashville who are more worried about being big-shots … Continue reading →
Newt Gingrich’s Tennessee team announced; Ron Ramsey undecided
South Carolina may be make or break for Newt Gingrich’s presidential bid, but the former House speaker has gone ahead with organizing his campaign for the March 6 primary here in Tennessee. Conservative blogger Ken Marrero, who is serving as … Continue reading →
