I'm donning some flame retardant clothing before writing . . . OK here goes.
Going strictly by polls over the last month, it's pretty clear that Harold Ford's chances in Tennessee are at least as good as Ned Lamont's in Connecticut. I'm mystified as to why executive-level posts here seem to throw in the towel in TN, but keep hope alive in CT. I like Ned more than Harold, but liking a candidate and liking their chances are two different things. I see clear merit in staying behind Ford, pushing the Senate closer to a Democratic majority and scaring the crap out of the GOP, making it compete for Frist's seat (and nabbing the seat of that shameless tool should be reason enough for us to care!)
So, let's give Harold a chance to pull it out - if we can pull for Pederson in Arizona, we can certainly pull for Ford, especially in light of the poll recently posted by another diarist. Corker stands waist-deep in his own sleaze and it's been a bad year for the GOP - if they're hurting in Kentucky, why should they be safe in Tennessee?
Do I want to throw the towel in in Connecticut? Hells no. I'd just like our yardsticks to be consistent. Last I checked, we still had a fifty state strategy going, and random potshots at Ford and his chances don't seem to advance that particular goal.