Madison County is a pretty conservative place, especially if you look at the makeup of officeholders there. Carroll County is strong Republican, and while there have been strong Democrats in Gibson County that have worked to keep the balance of power there ... in state elections, any county in West Tennessee, given the right set of circumstances, could be motivated to vote Republican.

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There's a lot of human characteristics about him that will soften him on some of the issues involving the common man. He'll have his share of votes where he'll agonize over voting with the Republican line.

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