watchdog says stephen fincher may be guilty of a felony.e broke the law by hunt -- by hiding hundreds of thousands in debt it. he refuses to debate or answer questions about millions of dollars in financial transactions. hiding from the truth, and no wonder he is running away. >> the issues primarily have been ones surrounding political pulse of the, but also a matter of president obama and his agenda such as health care legislation particularly. also, stephen fincher has taken the position that as a farmer, he does not pretend to be an office holder and does not want to be. >> we have lived and worked here. faith, family, and freedom are our values. i will fight for those values. the their false attacks only help obama and nancy pelosi. it is time to do what is right. i am stephen fincher and i approve this message. >> the district spreads all the way from middle tennessee on the east and ending in the southern, more rural part of the county. >> this is a fairly conservative area in west tennessee. it is still fairly conservative. the issu

his republican opponent, stephen fincher, has beat up heron because he's a democrat.e barack obama and nancy pelosi. >> this is the party of san francisco and chicago. and that-- that doesn't represent the eighth district. >> reporter: for democrats, traditionally safe districts like this are a firewall that's crumbling. lose these seats and they're much more likely to lose control of the house. cbs news shows in 11 southern congressional races, traditionally democratic seats, republican challengers are leading. four other races are toss-ups. other experts expect even more of a republican blowout in the south, led by independent and moderate voters. >> they intensely dislike what the obama administration is doing, and what their democratic congressman might do if he or she were re-elected. >> reporter: larry bennett is a tennessee democrat voting straight republican. and why? >> because i feel like it's time that we took our country back. >> reporter: in a panic, some democratic house incumbents sound more like republicans. alabama's bobby bright wants nancy pelosi vo

an independent watch dog says stephen fincher may be guilty of a penalty. is hiding hundreds of thousands in debt. won't release his tax returns or explan a mysterious loan. fincher refuses to didn't or ask questions about financial transactions. stephen fincher, feloniously, hiding from the truth, no wonder he is running away. >> the issues have been ones surrounding political philosophy and a matter of president obama and his agenda such as health care legislation particularly and also fincher has taken the position that as a farmer that he is not a lifelong office holder and politician, doesn't pretend to be and doesn't want to be. >> seven generations of our family have farms, lived, and worked here. faith, family, and freedom are our values. i'm running for congress to fight for those values. what my opponents are saying about me isn't true, but this is, their false attacks only help obama and pelosi. it's time to rise above politics and do what is right. i'm stephen fincher and i approved this message because my roots run deep in tennessee, not politi