Do you think Bredesen will be re-elected?

[FreedomAngel82]

I'm watching Bredesen's state of the union (this year's I believe) and I'm really liking him. I liked him before but not like I like other democrats. I love how he has education and jobs as a top priority and making a balanced budget without trying to raise tax's since things are hard now days. I hope he can work out TennCare though. Is he up for 2006 or 2007? Last I saw his polling numbers last month they were 52%. Back in January I saw his polling numbers were 70% which is great for a democratic governor in a "red" state and he was mayor of Nashville from 1991-1999. Is anybody running against him next year does anybody know? I've heard his name being thrown around for a presidential run in 2008. I read an article from Jacksonville earlier this year (in January) and someone who worked for him claimed he wasn't interested in being president and campaigning. :shrug: Part of me hopes he stays governor and other part of me would love him to run as president or be a VP choice.

[Flirtus]

1. "next campaign 2006"

Googled some biographical info:

The links to Frist must be somewhere...

(members.aol.com/ourprez08/bredesen.html)

B.S. in physics from Harvard University, 1967.
(snip)
Hospital management contracts negotiator, Hospital Affiliates International, Nashville, Tennessee, 1976-80; Founder of Healthplans Corp., later HealthAmerica, an HMO operator, sold HealthAmerica, helped found Clinical Pharmaceuticals and Coventry Corp., 1986; unsuccessful candidate for mayor of Nashville and congressman from Tennessee, 1987; Mayor of Nashville, 1991-9; unsuccessful candidate for governor of Tennessee, 1994; Founder of nonprofit Land Trust for Tennessee, to protect open space and family farms;
Governor of Tennessee, 2003-present (next campaign 2006).

Personally I want him to stay in Tennessee.

[FreedomAngel82]

2. Me too

I think he has a lot of other work. One part of me would like him to run for president but I think it would look more impressive in the primary if he was a two-time mayor and two-time governor in a "red" state.