Eaton Is Frugal

Kenneth Eaton, the entrepreneur who at one time sold gently used cars, is going on the offensive against Bob Tuke for failing to secure a Senate seat for Harold Ford Jr.

“Bob Tuke has already failed us once,” Eaton insisted. “We had a Democrat in Harold Ford Jr. that should have won this state in 2006 and didn’t. Who was party chair? Bob Tuke, and he has already let us down.”

To be sure, there may be some blame due to Bob Tuke, though with the DNC, DSCC, and a massive campaign staff of his own, I don't think the State Party could be faulted for what happened in 2006.

In addition, Eaton continues to boast of the $275,000 he loaned his campaign, but according to the man himself on Liberadio this morning, he's only spent $20,000 of it. He seemed to feel this was a virtue of his candidacy against the two "left-wingers" Tuke and Padgett, who have spent considerably more money.

Mr. Eaton, who in his 2007 Mayoral race received one third of one percent of the vote, would pull off a major upset were he to beat what are considered the two front runners for the Democratic nomination to the US Senate.