Dear Friends,

Spring is just around the corner!   So with a primary battle well underway, it's time for all of us to spring into action.

March 31st marks the next critical fundraising deadline of the 2010 campaign. We've set a spring fundraising goal of 1000 donors before March 31st to show our strong grassroots support.

We are confident that we can reach this goal because in our last fundraising effort more than 800 new donors joined our campaign.  That’s a 25% increase in our support base in just one month.

Dear Friends,

I’m proud of the work Senator Jim Kyle and I did in our years together in legislative leadership.  His thoughtful perspective will be sorely missed on the campaign trail.

His departure from the 2010 Democratic governor’s race leaves just two voices – and only one voice has real experience in getting things done for Tennessee.

 
Our Road Ahead

“Senator Kyle was a worthy opponent and is a distinguished public official.  It was a privilege to have worked with him for the 12 years I was in the Tennessee General Assembly, particularly when he and I served in Senate and House leadership working together to pass Governor Bredesen’s legislative initiatives.  I have the utmost respect for both him and his wife Sara, who was elected to the Tennessee Public Service Commission in 1994 when I was first running for office.  I wish Senator Kyle and his family

Today I had the pleasure of taking part in two gubernatorial forums, one hosted by the Nashville Business Journal and the other by the Tennessee Press Association. I want to thank both of these groups for hosting the forums and giving me the opportunity to talk about what I will do as Tennessee's next Governor.

I am a big sports fan.  Football, baseball, basketball, you name it, I love sports.  My family and I have spent many afternoons watching games, and we can’t help but chuckle at some of the comments sportscasters make.

One of our favorite conversations happens more often that you might believe.  One sportscaster will invariably ask another, “What do the Titans need to do to win today?”  The answer, of course, is SCORE MORE POINTS!