Ramsey: Little chance of Carr upsetting Alexander
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – State Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey says he sees little chance of state Rep. Joe Carr upsetting U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander in next year’s Republican primary.
Ramsey in a conversation with reporters on Wednesday cited his own experience as a 2010 gubernatorial candidate in which he was unable to overcome a vast fundraising disadvantage in the Republican primary won by Bill Haslam.
Asked about Carr’s prospects for defeating Alexander, Ramsey responded: “I don’t see it happening.”
Carr last month abandoned his bid to oust incumbent U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais to instead challenge Alexander for the U.S. Senate.
Alexander’s campaign had $3.1 million on hand through the first half of the year, while Carr had about $275,000 from his House race.
