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And, he is a republican. But, it was Phil Bredesen, then mayor of Nashville, that enticed them to locate in Davidson county (where Nashville is located.) Mr. Bredesen's office was across the street from the cafe where I worked and I would see him often enough that he knew me by name. He was an interesting character to say the least. From what I can see, this was a clear case of corporate deception, because Dell was already suffering from their willy-nilly growth of the past decade, and was already enacting cuts to their company. They just made sure no one knew about any of that until they got all those sweet incentives in writing. Then, they enacted cuts and downsizing. Nashville got screwed over on this one, but I cannot feel much for them as they literally fell all over themselves to beg Dell to come there in the first place. A little research might have saved Davidson county and Nashville a ton of money over the last 22 years.