Kurita challenges Ford

Kurita has challenged her main oppenent in the Democratic primary to a debate about why he voted yes to the bankruptcy bill that was passed last year. This is of major importance in Tennessee as its biggest city, Memphis, has the nations largest number of bankruptcy filings.highest bankruptcy rate. The article can be found here. It also makes mention of a statement that was made by Barack Obama, who jointly appeared with Ford, that Kurita has used often during her own campaign.

New Competition

This article shows that Kurita and the other Dems have a bit of a boost coming their way.  Former member of the U.S. House of Rerpresentatives, Ed Bryant, will be joining the race facing opponents Bob Coker and Van Hilleary in the Republican primary.