Harold Ford Jr. apparently has no shame. He wrote this in an article for Blueprint Magazine:

"Predictably, the other side once again tried to capitalize on traditional "wedge" issues -- such as gay marriage, gun control, and abortion -- that have plagued our party in recent elections. But their effect was muted by two key factors. First, most voters understood that our positions were squarely in the mainstream of Tennessee voters. Second, in the face of almost 3,000 American troops killed in Iraq and skyrocketing debt and deficits here at home, voters saw the GOP's wedge issues as divisive diversionary tactics to hide the appalling governing failures of the last six years."

Conveniently and disinengenuously, he forgot to mention that the Republican effort to win based on these "wedge issues" was muted because he actually ran to the right of Bob Corker on social issues. He was against gay marriage, pro-gun, and he even blamed Roe v. Wade on Republicans since the majority of justices in that decision were appointed by Republicans. He futhermore, ran a protectionist campaign which he came out strongly against illegal immigration and harsh measures to curtail it and came out strongly against any trade agreements.

But of course in his mind he ran a campaign on the "real issues" facing America.