Thrilla in Vanilla

Matt Pulle over at the Nashville Scene got up early this morning so that we didn't have to. The "debate" between Eric Stansell and Mike Stewart took place at 9:30 at the East Nashville Police Precinct, and according to Pulle, fans of contrast would've been disappointed.

Stew-Stan are eminently qualified to represent the 52nd House District in the state legislature. They're each intelligent, well-spoken and deliberate. They play fair. Neither one of them seem like the type of person who, oh I don't know, will pursue an adulterous affair with a lobbyist. Each of them answered the questions they were asked and didn't interrupt each other or take personal swipes. If anything they were too polite. Neither one of them even tried to draw any distinctions, which would have been nice since people in the audience could have used a little help figuring out what their differences were. (Although with Stewart the heavy favorite here, Stansell should have taken it upon himself to be a bit more punchy.)

Read the whole rundown over at Pith.