Toby Keith supports me now! That's awesome!

"I would wager that I see many more Obama stickers on cars and signs in yards across the state than McCain ones."

Outside of Davidson and Shelby? You've gotta be kidding me.

Agreed with Burrito. Davidson and Shelby may be blue but they're swimming in a sea of red.

The Toronto Star manages to conflate the country music community with Nashville as a whole. Music City U.S.A. is largely Democratic territory. On questions of presidential politics this is clear. Even as the rest of the state went Republican, Gore won Davidson County in 2000 and Kerry won Davidson County in 2004. As things get rocky between the country music stars and the GOP, country music stars fall closer in line with politics outside of Music Row. I hope the media flooding into town today gives a more accurate representation of Nashville's political leanings than the Toronto Star did.

Well said. Another example of Nashville struggling to shake off most of the red(neck) stereotypes perceived by most folks outside of TN, but still hang on to the few of them that keep tourists dropping their cash on Broadway every night. I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing. I love the dichotemy that is Nashville, TN. I think it's great. I think if the city ever fell one way or the other off of the fence it straddles, it would lose some of its charm.

I don't know how to research this... it would require a lot of number crunching and digging up voter registration numbers, but I've heard that if at least 50% of the registered democrats in the Memphis and Nashville actually vote (assuming they vote for Obama), it won't matter how the rural areas vote.

"it won't matter how the rural areas vote."

Dude, Thomas Jefferson just rolled over in his grave.

(sorry if this is a repeat. the original never showed...so far. if the creamers would be so kind as to delete the least idiotic of my repeats, i'd be obliged.)

burrito, My parents live in rural Tennessee (Macon County). No, there aren't really any Obama supporters out there, but I've never noticed many McCain signs either

i don't know if that's necessarily a factor of enthusiasm (or lack thereof) for their candidate, but rather the lack of an army of students and volunteers passing out stickers and signs which are easier to recruit in urban areas or college towns.

Well I have to confess, my song " High Maintenance Woman " was written about Sarah Palin.
still Shockin' All Ya'll. TK

The same area was covered with Bush/Cheney signs in 2000 and 2004. But you're right, the signs probably didn't come from students.

east murfreesboro is largely obama leaning, outside of that though...

Goddamn, Toby, our song "I Wanna Sex You Up" was ALSO written about Sarah Palin!

And we're from Oklahoma, just like you!

WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS!

The Dixie Chicks are back on top of the charts? In what parallel universe? They haven't recorded or released anything new in several years...