Purcell Drops Out of Contention

Our options for a Democratic candidate for Governor just got a wee bit smaller after Bill Purcell announced he'd become Director of Harvard's Institute of Politics.

That leaves Kim McMillan and Lincoln Davis as the two most likely contenders for the nomination, with an outside chance of Harold Ford Jr. (and a really outside chance of Tim McGraw) stepping in. If it does remain McMillan and Davis, there is likely going to be a serious disparity between the Republican and Democratic candidates in terms of finances, especially if Bill Frist is the GOP nominee.

All things considered, it would appear that the chances of Republicans picking up the Governorship in 2010 are very good, even if Bredesen remains popular.

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