Political Intimidation of candidates

As the investigation into Bredesen's Watergate widens, it is apparent that political intimidation of candidates and the manipulation of free and air elections is the goal. Whether it was research of opponents of the Bredesen Bunker, unuathorized entry into legislative offices, illegal and unauthorized background searches, or the use of "poison packets" to intimidate legislators and political candidates:

(Rep. Glen) Casada believes Democratic Party leaders were involved and
he wants to know who knew what Talley was doing and when they knew it. Rep. Casada says, "Who gave the authorization? What they intended to accomplish -- who else do they have this information on?"