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U.S. Senate Key Race:
Tennessee
November 8, 2006
Corker
Defeats Ford in Tennessee Race
 Despite
a bruising Republican primary and an onslaught of Democratic
heavyweights campaigning for his opponent, former Chattanooga
Mayor Bob Corker edged to victory Tuesday in the race for
Tennessee Senate. Corker, 54, replaces retiring fellow Republican,
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist.
-- Online
NewsHour
November
1, 2006
Fight
to Finish in Tennessee Senate Race
With less than a week to go, Republican Bob Corker has a
slight lead in the polls over Democratic Rep. Harold Ford
Jr., but the seat remains one of three Senate spots the
Democrats hope to win to send them into the majority. Two
Tennessee newspaper editors discuss the race.
   
 
-- NewsHour
October 27, 2006
Ads
Charge Opponents with Loose Morals, Fiscal Failures
With the midterm election approaching and control of Congress
at stake, bitterly fought campaigns have led to a number
of controversial negative ads making the news, including
one funded by the Republican National Committee attacking
Democrat Harold Ford Jr. The ad was denounced by Democrats
and the NAACP as racist after a white actor said she met
Ford at a Playboy party.
-- NewsHour
October 24, 2006
Ford
Win Could Have Historic Meaning for the South
If Democrat Harold Ford Jr. wins a Senate seat in Tennessee,
he will become the first African American to be elected
in the South since reconstruction. Political reporter Halimah
Abdullah talks with Tavis Smiley about what makes the matchup
between Ford and Chattanooga Mayor Bob Corker so close and
what role races plays in the eyes of voters.
-- Tavis Smiley
October 6, 2006
Candidates
Battle to Fill Senator Frist's Tennessee Senate Seat
In what is heating up to be one of this cycle's most competitive
Senate races, Republican Chattanooga Mayor Bob Corker and
Rep. Harold Ford Jr., D-Tenn., remain neck and neck to replace
retiring Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist. Gwen Ifill reports
from Tennessee on how the race is shaping up.
-- NewsHour
September 20, 2006
Senate
Races in South Gain Momentum as Election Nears
With Republicans fighting to retain their 10-seat advantage
in the Senate, Democrats are campaigning to pick up the
six seats they need in November's elections to win a majority.
Analysts focus on two key Senate races in Virginia and Tennessee.
-- NewsHour
August 31, 2006
President
Bush Campaigns for Corker in Tennessee
In his tour across the United States to raise support for
embattled Republican candidates, President Bush made a fundraising
stop in Nashville Wednesday to boost support for Bob Corker.
-- Online NewsHour
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