Tennessee Republican Party Chair Scott Golden issued this warning to party members last week at the Cumberland County Lincoln Day Dinner in the small hamlet of Crab Orchard. Over a dinner of turkey, ham, and mashed potatoes, and following a keynote speech by an actual Abraham Lincoln impersonator, Golden noted that a special election to fill an open congressional seat on December 2 has thrust his state into the center of the American political universe, with Democratic resources pouring in.
Earlier this month, the Democratic Party Chair addressed a gathering in the district. Former Vice President Kamala Harris also stopped by a canvassing event last Tuesday to meet with campaign volunteers.
The district in question should be consistently conservative. Donald Trump won there by 22% in last year’s presidential election. But both Republicans and Democrats are acting as if the contest is considerably closer, and political analysts agree.
Sources completely agree that Nashville Democrats are salivating at the thought of an upset, while many Republican voters are uninformed an election is even taking place,” writes Matthew Klein of the Cook Political Report.
The election comes as Trump’s grip on his party has weakened on a number of topics, culminating in conservative firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene’s unexpected resignation from Congress on Friday night.
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