9th District Congressional Race Featured in Washington Post "Sucker Punch" Article
The Washington Post shined the spotlight on Tennessee's 9th District Congressional Race in a September 28th article "Sucker Punch".
Excerpt:
REP. STEPHEN I. Cohen (D-Tenn.) has represented the 9th Congressional District since 2006. He is white, but his district is majority African American. Mr. Cohen has worked hard to earn his constituents' votes in two consecutive elections. But that hasn't stopped him from being sucker-punched with the race card by his black Democratic opponent, former Memphis mayor Willie W. Herenton.
Mr. Herenton is a historic figure in Memphis. He became that city's first elected African American executive in 1991 and was elected to a fifth term in 2007. And then, a few months after his reelection, he announced he was stepping down to "pursue other challenges." This led to a political theater of the absurd as he changed his mind twice about whether and when to depart. Mr. Herenton finally decided to challenge Mr. Cohen and to inject race into the contest in its rawest form.
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Obama: Cohen "A Leader in Congress", "A Strong Voice for Tennessee"
"Congressman Cohen is a leader in the United States Congress and a strong voice for the people of Tennessee," Obama said in a statement.
"His vote to ensure our men and women in uniform have the resources they need to protect our country while supporting ongoing diplomatic efforts around the world will enable us to provide necessary funding for our troops and prepare our country if H1N1 poses a severe threat."
Cohen Leads Decisively in WMC-TV Poll
Congressman Steve Cohen holds a commanding lead in the 2010 9th District Congressional Race, according to a Yacoubian Poll commissioned by WMC-TV.
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