Harold Ford Steps in It, Yet Again (and again, and again …..)

The walking, talking, best argument in the world against early voting (here, here, and here, in only about two weeks), is at it again:

In his race for U.S. Senate (in Tennessee), Rep. Harold E. Ford Jr. (D) has been outspent by millions, and his image has been battered by a barrage of negative ads, including the now-infamous spot with a blonde floozy that has been pulled off the air. Several polls show him trailing.

But being an underdog has its own righteous appeal, and the campaign used that status yesterday not only to rally voters but as evidence that God had looked with favor upon the Democratic campaign.

Bob Novak reacts in his pre-election prediction e-mail:

Chattanooga Mayor Bob Corker (R) is running away with this one. Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. (D) probably lost at least 1,000 votes every time he opened his mouth to talk about “the Lord” in the past two weeks.

Can you imagine the grief the 527 Media would be giving Bob Corker right now if he were playing the God card?

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UPDATE: FWIW — Novak, in that e-mail, predicts the Dems gain 19 House seats, 2 Senate seats, and 5 governorships. Also FWIW — he’s inside the Beltway, which when adjusted for the real world means that the GOP will lose 5-10 House seats, break even or pick up one in the Senate (thanks partially to Mr. Ford), and lose maybe four governorships. Collectively, these can also be called “Tom’s predictions.”

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UPDATE 2: Lord (if you don’t mind me using the term), have mercy, Harold Ford is having his Dukakis moment — Allah and Michelle have noted that Ford is campaigning wearing a camo hat. Has any other candidate has done THAT before on Election Day?