NASHVILLE, Tenn. - With less the 48 hours to go before the run-off election in the Nashville Mayor's race Tuesday, both Megan Barry and David Fox were busy getting out the vote.
Barry spent the lunch hour in North Nashville. She stopped by Swett's and talked with diners, trying to gain some new support.
"We're out their talking to voters, getting voters excited about this election and making sure people know to vote on Thursday, if they haven't already voted," Barry said before going into the restaurant.
Both campaigns have started airing the final commercials for the election. Barry speaks directly to the voter and asks them to look past the negative tone of the race.
"I think they're going to see through a lot of what's happened with the negative on my opponents side, and they're going to go to the polls and invest in Nashville's future," Barry said.
Fox's final campaign add was another spoof on the Matthew McConaughey series of car commercials.
"Where he's interacting in a funny way with the Fox mascot. And again, our thought was, why not have some fun, why not have the voters laugh, why not give them something to talk about, instead of another boring political ad," said Chris Turner, CEO of the David Fox for Mayor campaign.
While Barry's on-air commercials have not been as negative, she has had direct mail ads that did take a negative tone. One criticized Fox's time on the school board, and used photos from segregation-era Nashville.
"I mean obviously we think that is despicable," Tuner said.
The campaign contended that the ad actually backfired, and made voters decide to cast their ballot for Fox.
"I will say, I was gratified, our best day of voting was that day, and the next day that that ad ran," according to Turner.
Rain has been forcasted for Election Day, something that could hurt the Barry campaign. They said they were ready to help people get to the polls.
"We've got a plan in place to get voters to the polls, so if anybody needs a ride we'll happily make sure they can get to the polls. We've done phones, we've knocked doors, we've done thousands, and thousands, and thousands of voter outreach pieces, so we're just going to keep on doing it," Barry said.
The Fox camps said they were not concerned about the weather.
"If it really comes down to something like rain, or a holding penalty in the final minutes, then I would just say you're not built to win, regardless. We're fine, rain or shine," Turner said.
Election Day in Nashville was set for Thursday.
