Bredesen disagrees with Obama's comment on bitter voters
Last Updated: 7:21 AM 04/15/08 -
Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen says he disagrees with remarks by Barack Obama that some small-town voters are bitter over their economic circumstances and "cling to guns and religion" as a result. (Full Story) |
Bredesen says DNC must `step up' on Obama-Clinton
Last Updated: 5:41 AM 03/26/08 -
Gov. Phil Bredesen is not giving up his push for a Democratic Party superdelegate primary to pick the presidential nominee. (Full Story) |
Alexander officially launches re-election campaign
Last Updated: 6:37 AM 03/20/08 -
Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander is officially launching his re-election bid. (Full Story) |
WVLT Exclusive: Senator Lamar Alexander discusses the economy, health care, gas prices and presidential candidates
Last Updated: 8:14 PM 03/17/08 -
He’s been called the “intellectual optimist.” Now, Tennessee’s senior U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander’s optimism stands to be challenged as he takes on the job of Senate GOP Caucus Chairman during what is expected to be a tumultuous Presidential election year. (Full Story) |
Tenn. GOP removes Obama's middle name from its Web site
Last Updated: 8:20 AM 02/28/08 -
The Tennessee Republican Party has reversed course and removed Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's middle name from a news release on its Web site. (Full Story) |
'Soul Man' Sam Moore tells Obama to stop using his song
Last Updated: 8:26 AM 02/25/08 -
Hold On, Stop using my song. That's the message to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama from soul singer Sam Moore of Sam & Dave fame. (Full Story) |
Democrats to seek FEC investigation of McCain financing
Last Updated: 8:24 AM 02/25/08 -
The national Democratic party wants election regulators to decide if Senator John McCain would violate any laws by withdrawing from the primary election's public finance system. (Full Story) |
Clinton plans to visit family of fallen police officer
Last Updated: 1:05 PM 02/22/08 -
Hillary Rodham Clinton is planning to cut a rally short today in Fort Worth, Texas, so she can visit the family of a police officer who died in a crash while escorting her motorcade this morning. (Full Story) |
20 delegates at stake in Hawaii contest
Last Updated: 7:19 AM 02/19/08 -
Democratic party officials in Hawaii are predicting a heavy turnout in today's presidential caucuses. Twenty delegates are at stake in the tight race between Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton. (Full Story) |
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Obama hopes for another sweep, McCain seeks a little more distance
Last Updated: 6:43 AM 02/12/08 -
The nation's capital and its neighboring states take center stage in the 2008 presidential race today. (Full Story) |
AP: Evangelical Leader Endorses Huckabee
Last Updated: 5:24 PM 02/08/08 -
James Dobson, one of the nation's most prominent evangelical Christian leaders, backed Mike Huckabee's presidential bid Thursday night, giving the former Arkansas governor a long-sought endorsement as the Republican field narrowed to a two-man race. (Full Story) |
CBS: Hillary Clinton projected winner in Tennessee
Last Updated: 8:49 PM 02/05/08 -
Special election coverage on volunteertv.com and voltv2go.com (Full Story) |
SUPER TUESDAY: Huckabee wins WV
Last Updated: 3:05 PM 02/05/08 -
Mike Huckabee won the first contest declared on Super Tuesday, picking up all 18 national delegates awarded at West Virginia's state GOP convention. (Full Story) |
Super Tuesday Election Updates
Last Updated: 7:58 AM 02/06/08 -
Continuous voting updates from the Volunteer TV Newsroom (Full Story) |
Contact numbers for East Tennessee Election Commissions
Last Updated: 10:23 AM 02/05/08 -
If you have any questions about voting in your county, you can call the Election Commission for your county at the number listed below: (Full Story) |
Knox County sample ballot
Last Updated: 5:43 PM 02/04/08 -
Click here to see a sample Knox County ballot. (Full Story) |
Taking canvassing to radioland
Last Updated: 2:03 AM 02/04/08 -
Superbowl Sunday may have glued millions to their couches, but it couldn't keep some Knox County candidates off the campaign trail. (Full Story) |
Volunteers, ads stump for presidential candidates in East Tennessee
Last Updated: 10:25 AM 02/03/08 -
While the only presidential candidate campaigning in Tennessee on Saturday was John McCain, volunteers spent the day canvassing East Tennessee neighborhoods to get the word out about their candidates of choice. (Full Story) |
Schwarzenegger "pumps up" McCain, gives endorsment
Last Updated: 2:11 PM 01/31/08 -
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger endorsed Sen. John McCain in the Republican presidential race on Thursday, praising him as an "extraordinary leader" who can reach across the political aisle to get things done. (Full Story) |
Early voting sets state record, nearly double previous primaries
Last Updated: 12:49 PM 01/31/08 -
At least double the amount of Tennesseans have voted early in this year's presidential primary compared to primaries in 2000 and 2004. (Full Story) |
McCain Wins Florida Republican Primary
Last Updated: 9:24 AM 01/30/08 -
Sen. John McCain won a breakthrough triumph in the Florida Republican primary Tuesday night, edging past former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and seizing precious campaign momentum for next week's string of contests across 21 states (Full Story) |
Mike Huckabee courts Thompson backers in Tennessee
Last Updated: 6:44 AM 01/29/08 -
Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee skipped campaigning in Florida a day before its primary in hopes of laying claim to Fred Thompson's backers in Tennessee. (Full Story) |
John Edwards criticizes economic stimulus package
Last Updated: 6:29 AM 01/29/08 -
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards says growing up in the rural South gives him a better perspective on the problems of ordinary Tennesseans than his chief rivals. (Full Story) |
Obama's appeal in the Volunteer State
Last Updated: 1:36 AM 01/28/08 -
Some Knox County political junkies spent Sunday afternoon sticking, chalking and talking up Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. (Full Story) |
Howard Baker endorses John McCain
Last Updated: 9:47 PM 01/26/08 -
Former Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker has endorsed John McCain for president. (Full Story) |
South Carolina Democrats head to the polls
Last Updated: 11:27 AM 01/26/08 -
Democrats in South Carolina are casting their votes, essentially choosing between Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton in that state's presidential primary. (Full Story) |
Hillary Clinton planning campaign stops in Nashville and Memphis
Last Updated: 11:25 AM 01/26/08 -
Hoping to continue her momentum, Democratic presidental hopeful Hillary Clinton is bringing her campaign to the Volunteer State. (Full Story) |
Clinton, Obama downplay personal animosity ahead of tomorrow's South Carolina primary
Last Updated: 7:13 AM 01/25/08 -
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are trying to tone down a personal feud between them ahead of tomorrow's Democratic presidential primary in South Carolina. (Full Story) |
Internet comedians auctioning off portrait of Fred Thompson
Last Updated: 7:09 AM 01/25/08 -
A pair of Internet comedians are turning a piece of campaign memorabilia from Fred Thompson's failed presidential bid into a gift for charity. (Full Story) |
Big Turnout For Early Voting In Knox County
Last Updated: 9:34 PM 01/24/08 -
Knoxville (WVLT) -- We've reached the halfway point in early voting for the February primaries, and it looks like more of your neighbors are voting than ever before. (Full Story) |
Alexander says Thompson made valiant effort for president
Last Updated: 6:55 AM 01/23/08 -
U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee says Fred Thompson made a "valiant, purposeful effort" for the White House. (Full Story) |
Clinton campaign to run television ads in Tenn. starting this week
Last Updated: 6:52 AM 01/23/08 -
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton plans to run television advertisements in Nashville, Memphis, Jackson, Chattanooga and Knoxville. (Full Story) |
East Tennessee's young adults sought by both parties in 2008
Last Updated: 11:54 AM 01/20/08 -
He may not have won South Carolina or Nevada, but Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee's Knox County supporters aren't giving up hope. (Full Story) |
McCain takes South Carolina, Huckabee in second, Fred distant third
Last Updated: 12:23 AM 01/20/08 -
John McCain won the South Carolina Republican primary Saturday, narrowly defeating Mike Huckabee in a contest complicated by weather and voting machine malfunctions.
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Romney wins Nevada Republican caucuses, Democratic race too close to call
Last Updated: 1:48 PM 01/19/08 -
CBS News estimates that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will win the Nevada Republican caucuses. (Full Story) |
Early voting begins today
Last Updated: 7:32 AM 01/16/08 -
Begining this morning, you can cast your vote in Knox County's primary election as early voting begins today. (Full Story) |
DEVELOPING: Romney, Clinton win Michigan Primaries
Last Updated: 7:35 AM 01/16/08 -
Mitt Romney has won the Michigan GOP primary. Hillary Clinton has won the Michigan Democratic primary, which was not contested by the other major candidates. (Full Story) |
Radio interviews help Thompson campaign in South Carolina
Last Updated: 6:23 AM 01/14/08 -
Fred Thompson is relying on his radio roots for a rally in South Carolina's Republican presidential primary. (Full Story) |
Obama picks up Kerry endorsement
Last Updated: 1:06 PM 01/10/08 -
Barack Obama is being endorsed by fellow Sen. John Kerry, the Democrats' 2004 presidential nominee who lost to George W. Bush that year and gave up his own plans for a 2008 run a year ago. (Full Story) |
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