The incumbent is Steve Cohen, a Democrat with a liberal voting record. His challenger was Nikki Tinker, a local businesswoman. She was supported by Emily's List, which only supports female candidates, EVEN against male candidates who share the issues position of Emily's List. Her goal was to paint Cohen as racist, and as a Jew who hates Christians. On Election Day, she was denounced by Barack Obama, who said:
“These incendiary and personal attacks have no place in our politics and will do nothing to help the good people of Tennessee.”Luckily, the citizenry didn't fall for it. With 89% reporting, Cohen was leading 79%-19%.
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