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'''Mark E. Clayton''' (born c. 1976), as the [[Democratic]] nominee in the 2012 [[United States Senate]] election in [[Tennessee]], lost to incumbent [[Republican]] [[Robert Corker]] in the November 6 [[general election]]. Clayton was considered "more conservative" than the [[Moderate Republican]] Corker.

'''Mark E. Clayton''' (born c. 1976), as the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] nominee in the 2012 [[United States Senate]] election in [[Tennessee]], lost to incumbent [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Robert Corker]] in the November 6 [[general election]]. Clayton was considered "more conservative" than the [[Moderate Republican]] Corker.

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The only time that Clayton has voted in a Democratic primary was ... [to vote] for himself. Many Democrats in Tennessee knew nothing about any of the candidates in the race; so they voted for the person at the top of the ticket. Unfortunately, none of the other Democratic candidates was able to run the race needed to gain statewide visibility or support. Mark Clayton is associated with a known hate group in Washington, D.C., and the Tennessee Democratic Party disavows his candidacy, will not do anything to promote or support him in any way, and urges Democrats to write in a candidate of their choice in November.<ref name="scene">{{cite web| url=http://www.nashvillescene.com/pitw/archives/2012/08/03/tennessee-democrats-are-very-sorry-about-mark-clayton| title=Tennessee Democrats Are Very Sorry About Mark Clayton |work=Nashville Scene}}</ref></blockquote>

The only time that Clayton has voted in a Democratic primary was ... [to vote] for himself. Many Democrats in Tennessee knew nothing about any of the candidates in the race; so they voted for the person at the top of the ticket. Unfortunately, none of the other Democratic candidates was able to run the race needed to gain statewide visibility or support. Mark Clayton is associated with a known hate group in Washington, D.C., and the Tennessee Democratic Party disavows his candidacy, will not do anything to promote or support him in any way, and urges Democrats to write in a candidate of their choice in November.<ref name="scene">{{cite web| url=http://www.nashvillescene.com/pitw/archives/2012/08/03/tennessee-democrats-are-very-sorry-about-mark-clayton| title=Tennessee Democrats Are Very Sorry About Mark Clayton |work=Nashville Scene}}</ref></blockquote>

==Clayton's political stands==

==Clayton's political stands==

Clayton carried the endorsement in his Senate campaign of the pastor [[Chuck Baldwin]] of [[Montana]], the 2008 [[Constitution Party]] presidential nominee.

Clayton carried the endorsement in his Senate campaign of the pastor [[Chuck Baldwin]] of [[Montana]], the 2008 [[Constitution Party]] presidential nominee.

==References==

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