Did Ford run as too much of a Republican?

[Old and In the Way]

Sorry he went down, but he seemed to run as a good centrist Republican...was that a mistake, or was Tennessee too conservaitive?

[Thrill]

1. No he only had one problem

as sad as it sounds. And thats the color of his skin.

[RummyTheDummy]

3. Tenn. is a racist state

It's a testament to him he got as close as he did. He'll be back. Some on DU might not like that, but he will.

[AZBlue]

16. Oh, I really hope he is!!

[lwcon]

8. How about excessive religiosity?

How about voting for the torture bill?
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[Teaser]

in TN?

no...that would play well.

It was his threatening blackness.

[JI7]

2. Tennessee is VERY conservative, Ford ran a good race

racism did him in .

[chefgirl]

4. I totally agree

I lived in the South for a few years. Things dont change easily there.

-chef-

[nevergiveup]

5. Ford is a good guy and he ran a good

race but that one racist ad did him in. So sad!

[Steely_Dan]

6. YES!

[ktowntennesseedem]

7. Tennessee is that conservative.

He had to at least sound like a republican to get the attention of the religious right-wingers. He got a lot to listen who wouldn't have heard otherwise.

But, IMHO, he lost because of nasty GOP campaigning, and because all the Christian conservatives got out to save marriage from those terrible homosexuals! "And while I'm here in the voting booth helping save marriage, I may as well vote for that nice Corker fellow."

[Old and In the Way]

9. I think he has a future, too.

Watching his concession speech, he's classy. But, c'mon. is he running for a minister? Too much religion, if he's into being normal (a single guy who goes to a Playboy Club) what's up with this...I don't like hypocrites in our Party, is this what it takes to be a Senator from Tennessee?

[cnlst8]

10. NO. TN is very conservative. It's been turning more red since 2000.

[fujiyama]

12. A lot of people hate to admit that

This is a state Kerry lost by double digits.

Seems like folks forget that.

[TheDonkey]

11. TN is too conservative & racist

Ford Jr. got support from Democrats and independents. It's just the fanatic rethugs that roam the state.

[WestSeattle2]

13. I think he garnered the votes he did in TN BECAUSE he ran

as a conservative. His family legacy drug him down more than anthing, imho.

[FrenchieCat]

14. Naw....ran while Black is all! n/t

[AtomicKitten]

15. Ford did a great job in spite of the still entrenched racism.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

17. he wasnt populist enough

that would have pushed him over the edge

[skipos]

18. What about Lieberman, was he too much of a Republican? nt