NASHVILLE, TN – Fourth Congressional district Republican nominee, Dr. Scott DesJarlais, is gaining momentum in his bid to unseat Democrat incumbent Rep. Lincoln Davis. Just this week he was endorsed by three members of the Tennessee Congressional delegation who believe he is the right candidate to represent the conservative values of the Fourth District. In addition, this district has caught national attention for its increasing vulnerability to flip Republican.

“We’ve always viewed this seat as in play for Republicans,” said Tennessee Republican Party Chairman Chris Devaney. “This district was held by a Republican for eight years prior to Rep. Davis taking office and I believe voters in the Fourth are ready to elect a real conservative.”

At the beginning of each Congress, Representatives vote for Speaker of the U.S. House. At the beginning of the 108th, 109th, 110th, and 111th Congress, Rep. Lincoln Davis voted in favor of Nancy Pelosi. View his votes in favor of liberal Democrat Rep. Nancy Pelosi here, here, here, and here.

“Rep. Davis panders to voters by touting his ‘conservatism.’ He has squandered every opportunity to appoint more conservative leadership to the U.S. House. Instead, he has thrown his support for Speaker of the House behind liberal San Francisco Democrat Nancy Pelosi every single time he was given the chance – effectively backing her radical left-wing agenda. Voters in the Fourth District want a conservative leader who will reject the costly job-killing policies of this Obama/Pelosi Washington. That leader is Dr. Scott DesJarlais and that’s why voters will be casting their ballot for him in November.”

This week, Republican Dr. DesJarlais was endorsed by U.S. Senator Bob Corker, Seventh District U.S. Representative Marsha Blackburn, and First District U.S. Representative Phil Roe. Read those endorsements here, here, and here.

Just last week, The Cook Political Report shifted Tennessee’s Fourth Congressional District from “Likely Democrat” to a more vulnerable “Lean Democrat.” See the Cook Political Report’s August update on Tennessee’s Congressional Districts here. In addition, CNN has been profiling the nation’s top 100 U.S. House races putting races in one of two categories based on vulnerability. This week CNN upgraded Tennessee’s Fourth Congressional District from one of “50 House Races to Watch” to their list of the “50 Most Vulnerable House Seats.” See CNN’s complete list here.

NASHVILLE, TN – In a stunning move late last week, State Rep. Butch Borchert’s campaign sent out an email that falsely claimed a recent poll showed Rep. Borchert ahead of Republican challenger Tim Wirgau. The fact is, the firm that conducted the poll never surveyed Rep. Borchert’s district making the campaign’s claims completely false. The email sent out by the Borchert campaign also references a Tennessean article that highlights the poll as proof of Rep. Borchert being “ahead of his Republican opponent.” However, the article doesn’t actually mention District 75 at all. A copy of the email sent out by Rep. Borchert’s campaign last Friday, August 27th, follows:

Dear Friend,

We have just received great news to start our weekend off. The Tennessean newspaper has just released a GOP poll that shows Butch Borchert ahead of his Republican opponent early in the campaign. The most important thing to note is that it was a GOP issued poll that showed us ahead, and that speaks VOLUMES! We already knew this information, but now our opponent knows it too. This is great motivation to push us into our Weekend of Action and onto Election Day.

Here is the link to the Tennessean article:

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20100827/NEWS02/8270345/GOP+poll+finds+edge+in+7+TN+House+races

Now is the time to get to work! Reply to this email if you would like to help knock on doors or make phone calls. We already have a full staffed campaign headquarters in Paris,and we are ready to get to work.

See you on the campaign trail,

Steven Altum
TEAM BORCHERT
Campaign Manager

The Borchert campaign has flat out lied to voters about this polling,” said Tennessee Republican Party Executive Director Gregory Gleaves. “The organization that conducted the poll did not survey the 75th district and the Tennessean article referenced by the Borchert campaign doesn’t even mention District 75. It is extremely troubling the Borchert campaign would pander completely false polling information in an effort to gain support. What is clear from the Borchert campaign’s dishonest actions is that they are becoming increasingly worried about their chances of retaining this seat. Considering Rep. Borchert’s dismal voting record, they’re right to be worried.”