Kim McMillan

GOP Has the Early Advantage in Tennessee Governor's Race

All the potential Republican candidates for governor in Tennessee are outpolling Democratic hopefuls in the race to fill the seat of Gov. Phil Bredesen, a Democrat who cannot seek re-election because of term limits, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted March 22. Mayor Bill Haslam of Knoxville has leads of 20 and 18 points, respectively, over former state House Majority Leader Kim McMillan, a Democrat, and businessman Mike McWherter, a Democrat and son of former Gov. Ned McWherter. Lt. Gov. Ronald Ramsay, a Republican who under Tennessee's system is also the Senate speaker, leads ...

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