A few weeks ago, I wrote about a City Council race here in DC in which an openly gay challenger- Clark Ray- is running as the "gay" candidate (but trying hard not to) against the most effective pro-LGBT ally on the Council, and straight ally, Phil Mendelson. I read a piece in the NYTimes yesterday that had echoes for me of the same rationale on which Ray is running. In TN-9, progressive Rep. Steve Cohen, elected in 2006, is facing a primary challenge from former Memphis mayor Willie Herenton. The difference between this race and the race I discussed is that Herenton is running completely ...

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