SEVERUSMAX
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"And so, in the interests of serving my country and my state better, I am officially declaring my candidacy for the United States Senate," Harvey Nash announced, not that he wasn't aware that he was basically a sacrificial lamb....or was he?
Realistically, Tennessee was such a red state that the prospects these days for a white, male Southern Democrat from old money were probably not that great politically anymore. First, he would have to beat a variety of primary opponents, explain why his only previous public office was a short, but successful stint on the bench as a trial judge, and his record as a divorce lawyer would be closely scrutinized as well. His pro-gun stance would be off-putting in the primaries a bit, though it might give him a fighting chance in the general elections should he make it that far. Even then, he would likely face Andrea Culp, a driven, often vicious state prosecutor who had risen to be Attorney General of their state and now wanted to ascend even higher in politics.....and she was a woman with a relatively moderate stance on some social issues, who still seemed popular with even the Teabaggers, given her tough stance on crime and political corruption.
Yes, Nash had an uphill climb all the way to even dream of making it to the Senate, though if he beat his primary opponents, who included a strident feminist state senator, he was by far the most electable Democrat in the race. It was just that beating Nancy Higgins wouldn't be easy at all. She was his toughest rival in the primaries, never mind that she had never done that much outside of women's issues while in the Tennessee State Senate. She was endorsed by some organizations, him by others, but at least he had snatched the Teamsters. That could help him more than a little in a state with a heavy trucking industry. On the other hand, she had most women's groups and several drug companies behind her, given his pro-legalization views on marijuana.
Realistically, though, as Nash later admitted privately to his campaign manager, Stacey Zane, "We're running to be the ones who get our asses kicked in November, barring a miracle that helps Democrats with the down-ballot races in the fall. We'll get the White House, but the Senate? That's anyone's guess."
Meanwhile, Nash had to wonder if he had any chance of getting into Stacey's pants. She had to know that he was an old-school rake, he never hid that fact. That didn't help him with many voters, either, the whole "swinging bachelor" reputation that he admittedly possessed, but at least he focused on his job and kept things discreet in the sheets. She had to know, too, that while he would be careful in this era of "no power imbalance" and sexual harassment laws (which as a lawyer he knew more than most), he would be reluctant to make the first move without a signal or hint....would she care to drop one to a cad like him?
Not to mention that some would probably get upset for different reasons, since Stacey was black and Filipina. And the racial hostility wouldn't just come from white people, either....So if there was no opening, no invitation, no hint, even the philandering Harvey Nash would likely keep it in his pants, at least with Stacey. After all, she was his campaign manager and irreplaceable in that role most of all.
Realistically, Tennessee was such a red state that the prospects these days for a white, male Southern Democrat from old money were probably not that great politically anymore. First, he would have to beat a variety of primary opponents, explain why his only previous public office was a short, but successful stint on the bench as a trial judge, and his record as a divorce lawyer would be closely scrutinized as well. His pro-gun stance would be off-putting in the primaries a bit, though it might give him a fighting chance in the general elections should he make it that far. Even then, he would likely face Andrea Culp, a driven, often vicious state prosecutor who had risen to be Attorney General of their state and now wanted to ascend even higher in politics.....and she was a woman with a relatively moderate stance on some social issues, who still seemed popular with even the Teabaggers, given her tough stance on crime and political corruption.
Yes, Nash had an uphill climb all the way to even dream of making it to the Senate, though if he beat his primary opponents, who included a strident feminist state senator, he was by far the most electable Democrat in the race. It was just that beating Nancy Higgins wouldn't be easy at all. She was his toughest rival in the primaries, never mind that she had never done that much outside of women's issues while in the Tennessee State Senate. She was endorsed by some organizations, him by others, but at least he had snatched the Teamsters. That could help him more than a little in a state with a heavy trucking industry. On the other hand, she had most women's groups and several drug companies behind her, given his pro-legalization views on marijuana.
Realistically, though, as Nash later admitted privately to his campaign manager, Stacey Zane, "We're running to be the ones who get our asses kicked in November, barring a miracle that helps Democrats with the down-ballot races in the fall. We'll get the White House, but the Senate? That's anyone's guess."
Meanwhile, Nash had to wonder if he had any chance of getting into Stacey's pants. She had to know that he was an old-school rake, he never hid that fact. That didn't help him with many voters, either, the whole "swinging bachelor" reputation that he admittedly possessed, but at least he focused on his job and kept things discreet in the sheets. She had to know, too, that while he would be careful in this era of "no power imbalance" and sexual harassment laws (which as a lawyer he knew more than most), he would be reluctant to make the first move without a signal or hint....would she care to drop one to a cad like him?
Not to mention that some would probably get upset for different reasons, since Stacey was black and Filipina. And the racial hostility wouldn't just come from white people, either....So if there was no opening, no invitation, no hint, even the philandering Harvey Nash would likely keep it in his pants, at least with Stacey. After all, she was his campaign manager and irreplaceable in that role most of all.
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