Far-Right Bench Warmers: Ramsey, Mumpower not even ranked in Tennessean Top 25 Political Players

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Tennessee political movers
Conservatives, liberals and a few in between shaped 2009
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091228/NEWS02/912280321/Tennessee-political-movers

Between the surprise election of Kent Williams as House speaker in the Tennessee legislature, devastating state budget shortfalls and a string of Tea Party protests that helped galvanize a new, emboldened conservative movement, 2009 has seen its share of resonant political moments.

Behind this past year in politics lies a colorful array of people who filled out the ideological spectrum in new and surprising ways.

In that spirit, we present The Tennessean’s 2009 list of the state’s top political players, many of whom we expect will figure prominently next year, too.

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