Jay Bush over at Blogging for Bryant has some good points in a post tonight, but then heads off into anti-Corker hysteria. From the MetroPulse

Corker’s financial advantage will be very helpful. He has an opportunity to use television advertising to overcome a lack of name recognition outside his home base. But Bryant and Hilleary have run a lot of races at the congressional-district level and have won them. Both have recently run statewide races. Even in losing, they gained valuable experience. Corker has to demonstrate that he has the organizational ability to mount a statewide campaign. He is an able man and may pull it off; but he has a steep learning curve.

In response to that statement by Frank Cagle of the MetroPulse, B4B says this

As evidenced by the recent dismissals of two top GOP consultants, a nonexistent statewide grassroots network and his inability to gain any traction in the polls, Corker’s campaign appears to be in disarray. Despite fundraising success, those dollars haven’t translated into positive name ID, as shown in the latest Rasmussen survey. The moderate Corker continues to run from his record of raising taxes and support for abortion rights - claiming to now be a pro-life conservative - but Tennessee Republicans don’t seem to be buying the ‘new and improved’ Bob Corker’s conservative line. So far, Corker has neither proven he has the organizational ability to mount a statewide campaign or that he’s got a message that resonates with conservative Republicans.

A few things before I turn back to the History Channel and go to bed. First, contrary to wishful hopes otherwise, the money Bob Corker has raised has yet to be spent. To say that all “those dollars” have not resulted in no name recognition is willfully wrong. Second, to my knowledge, and anyone watching objectively, Bob Corker has run from nothing. He’s tolerated some rock-filled snowballs from the Van-Ed camp, but nothing more. And finally, to deride Corker for being unproven in a statewide campaign is laughable coming from either a Bryant or Van supporter. Van has demonstrated the ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, and Ed is no more “proven” than Corker, with significantly less resources this time around. It’s possible that the hard core right who cryptically will not support Bob Corker will coalesce around either Van or Ed, but I seriously doubt it. The supporters of either that I run into are rather committed, irrationally so at times. Perhaps I run in circles that are too political, and the less attentive primary voter will be more apt to shift. but that time is far from now and I’m not seeing it yet.

To conclude, to you Van-Ed folks - mock the superior fundraising of Bob Corker all you want if it makes you feel better, but until the Corker campaign begins shootin’ those bullets, it’d be wise to stay your positions.