Speaking of Challengers …

Bear Creek Ledger has a post up (nicely cross posted here as well) with the exciting news that Democrat Lincoln Davis will have a GOP challenger for his seat as Tennessee’s 4th District in the US House. It appears the GOP is not going to simply cede the elections to the Dems despite the so called “lessons” of 2006.

You see, Jim Cooper also has a challenger in Tennessee’s 5th District. It’s Gerard Donovan from Mt Juliet. Gerard is the owner of Quality Practitioners, Inc.and this is his first foray into politics. He’s got a website up at Donovan for Congress and a new video introduction to himself is included below.

The biggest need Gerard and Monty Langford are going to have is cash. Cash for bumper stickers, cash for office space, cash for mailings. cash for the myriad of things needed to run a decent campaign. The folks in the GOP in these two districts need to get behind these two men and do what is needed to give them the best chance to win. Donate money, time and prayers. Make phone calls, host fundraisers, walk a neighborhood, stuff envelopes – something.

If we don’t, we’ll have the same representation in DC that we’ve had for the last umpteen years and we’ll still be voicing the same complaints we’ve aired for the same length of time. Here are two guys that are putting themselves on the line for us and our families and will be doing so for the next year – win, lose or draw! That alone ought to be sufficient to move us to at least support them in some fashion beyond simply our vote.

That’s what The ConserVOLiance is all about. Getting people involved. If we can move a half dozen folks who move a half dozen who move a half dozen we’ll have accomplished a great start. Tennessee has always surprised the pundits and politicos. Let’s get behind these two guys and surprise them again with a pair of take-aways next November!

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