ELIZABETHTON — An old lot in downtown Elizabethton that once held the bus station has been vacant for many years. But that seems to be changing with new ownership.
arrested illy photographing thad cochran s wife. vote chris mcdaniel for senate. reporter: this is the marquise tea party establishment race and whoever wins is stimulus heavily favored in november. in oklahoma s special election senate primary two term republican congressman james lancasterford leads in the polls against shannon. shannon is backed by sarah palin and out of state super p.a.c.s. this is a multicandidate race and if nobody gets 50 lankford and shannon will go an august runoff. the local tea party groups have combined and sent a letter to the national tea party organizations and said we don t support the person you support.
are not. hillary clinton has been lafg life of luxury for 40 years. the criticism isn t just coming from the right. the washington post today quotes three unnamed obama advisers as hitting hillary on her personal wealth. one adviser calls it a massive issue. another likeened her to mitt romney and says she seems completely out of touch and elitist. and a former south carolina democratic chairman says she s generating an imperial image. of course the clintons are nowhere near as wealthy as the rom nice and hillary grew up in a middle class family. but the elizabeth warren part of her party think she s too centrist. this points up hillary s challenge. finding a way to talk about her family fortune without seeming disconnected from the middle class. shannon