The Democratic and Republican party primaries in Tennessee were held today, as well as the county general elections. The most highly contested election here was for Sheriff of Hamilton County. The previous sheriff was caught last spring in a federal sting operation, and has pleaded guilty to a variety of charges. This, of course, left the office vacant. The Republican candidate for sheriff won the election, but there were otherwise no surprises.
We always vote during the early voting period, so today was sort of an anticlimax. The highlight of the day was at our always-laugh-filled lunch. This group is pretty liberal, very Democratic, and quite outspoken. These are creative people, including artists, musicians, songwriters, and some retired elected city and county officials. While we were eating, we realized the small local restaurant had gradually become the site of what seemed to be a lunchtime strategy summit for the local Republicans, current and previous officeholders. They included our U.S. Congressman, the soon-to-be-elected candidate for sheriff, an ex-State legislator, an ex-county commissioner, and several others.
Although they circulated throughout the room (maybe 20 tables), pressing the flesh and chatting up the voters, they somehow didn't come to our table. Hmmmm - think they recognized any of our group and decided to ignore us? Sounds like a prudent decision to me.
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