Republicans in Disarray: TN-07 Edition
"You're telling me an R+10 district is in play!?" This was my exact reaction to last Wednesday's shock Emerson poll that showed a neck-and-neck race for tomorrow's special TN-07 congressional election. The fact that this district, in a ruby red part of Tennessee that Donald Trump won by 22 points last year , is even remotely competitive should send shivers down the spine of every Republican who has sold his or her soul to Donald Trump over the past 13 months. With nearly 2 in 5 voters identifying the economy as the top issue, it should come as no surprise that voters in this district are less than thrilled with the way the Trump Administration has completely botched the post-pandemic recovery set in motion by the Biden Administration. Over a year into Donald Trump's term, voters are gradually becoming aware of his ever-growing list of failed policies, largely due to his disastrous tariffs that have pushed up prices on American goods and hurt consumers acr...
