DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR IN TENNESSEE LOSES AN ENDORSEMENT: Gun-rights leader switches support from McWherter to Haslam. “A prominent gun-rights supporter who surprised many Republicans by endorsing Democrat Mike McWherter for governor said today he has switched his support to Republican Bill Haslam. Bob Pope, who formerly operated gun shows and now publishes the Tennessee Patriot, said in an interview that he changed his mind after the McWherter campaign decided to bring in former President Bill Clinton for a rally and fundraiser.”