I am very pleased with the decision of the voters to return or replace all GOP candidates to the positions held by the GOP. Except for the one County Commission seat, second district. I will continue over the next few days to post my thoughts and reaction to this election.

In 1998, I served as the Campaign Manager for a Republican Chancellor candidate. The GOP had 4 countywide contested races and lost all four. The chancellor race that I managed was the closest race of the evening. It was unfortunate that we had a bad year in 1998. In 2006, during this election cycle the GOP was AWESOME.

To face the many different issues of this election cycle; the March Supreme Court case of Bailey -v- Shelby County, the other party abandoning the Democrat label and running as “The Challengers”, the issue of a sham of a bi-partisan Voter Education campaign.

The Knox County Republican Party and our hundreds of volunteers this win is sweet. We now join hands with our partner counties and the TNGOP to win the U.S. Senate race, the Governor’s race, solidify the TN Senate majority and take the TN House for the GOP. We will make TN a red state for a very long time.