Let the Polling Begin

From the Mason-Dixon Polling and Research group, on behalf of four Tennessee newspapers, come these gubernatorial and senatorial numbers, via AP:

Bredesen - 64%
Nichols - 9%
Smith - 7%
Undecided - 20%

Hilleary - 43%
Henry - 16%
Tripp - 4%
Undecided - 37%

Clearly, Bredesen holds the reins on the Democratic side. Hilleary, however, has a soft lead given all the undecideds. Not a good sign for Hilleary. And given all the plumping being done for him by Tennessee's papers, because he's the only candidate openly supporting the income tax, Henry still seems to have his work cut out for him. Most of those undecideds will, as they usually do, go to the leading candidate.

In the US Senate race, Lamar! holds a 17% lead over Bryant, but no base numbers were released, so we can't say for sure how good/bad this may be.

Until next time, that is all.