Woof. 20% of the registered voters in Davidson came out, as opposed to over 40% in Shelby County. I don't think Shelby performed simply because Ford was on the ballot, either - he had no opponent, since Kurita dropped out.

Guess it might have been a good idea if the local Davidson Party had, say, recruited poll workers, or volunteers to give rides to the polls, or did any phone banking or other volunteer work for candidates. Instead, the political consultants running things over there worked for clients they got paid to support (in a primary against other Democrats), and Jim Bryson's numbers very nearly topped Bredesen's. In the county where he was Mayor, and from which his political strength allegedly originates.

Gonna be interesting how this is going to play out.