The rules for how Republican delegates are selected — which differ in every state — could end up turning votes for one candidate into delegates who will support another candidate at the convention. Delegates are generally supposed to represent voters….
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Democrat to Run for State House Seat in Heavily Republican Franklin
Holly McCall, a longtime communications professional and political operative, has become the first Democrat to announce plans to run for the Franklin state House seat held by embattled Republican Rep. Jeremy Durham. McCall, a former newspaper reporter, public relations strategist…
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Local Trump and Cruz Delegates Plot to Frustrate Establishment
Many of the 49 delegates in Tennessee who are pledged to either Donald Trump or Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) will reportedly meet this month to seal a grassroots alliance in which they pledge their votes during any contested convention only to…
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Lt. Gov. Ramsey to Retire
Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey has announced he will not be seeking re-election this November. Ramsey’s term as Speaker of the Senate will expire in January 2017. Ramsey, R-Blountville, spoke about his decision on the Senate floor on Wednesday morning. He…
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Memphis Democrat Wants to Restrict First Amendment Rights
The Confederate flag has disappeared from some places, but it’s still on some Tennessee license plates. The controversial flag landed on the agenda on Capitol Hill on Monday where lawmakers are weighing in on a lot of hot button issues,…
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Local Anglican Priest Gets Political With Trump Essay
The email inbox of Thomas McKenzie, an Anglican priest in Nashville, is drowning in backlash after he penned an anti-Donald Trump essay in response to the Republican presidential front-runner’s rhetoric and mounting success. About a week before Tennesseans overwhelmingly picked…
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Takeaways from Last Week’s GOP Debate
You can give it this much. The Thursday night GOP debate was civil, and probably the last one, too. Rubio is done, Kasich is on vapors and Senator Ted will never stop the Trump Express. In short, The Donald didn’t…
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Are Republicans Really Stupid?
Over the last few months, I’ve been much too preoccupied with my Harvard University Overseer project to pay much attention to the unfolding saga of the presidential race; I’ve closely read my morning newspapers as I always do, but not…
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Democrat Priorities Include Cutting the ‘Tampon Tax’
Women in Tennessee would have to pay less money for feminine hygiene products if a bill sponsored by two Democrats wins approval. Introduced by Rep. Sherry Jones, D-Nashville, and Sen. Sara Kyle, D-Memphis, the bill would reduce the state’s sales…
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State GOP Wrestles With Trump Domination
All is not well within the Tennessee Republican Party. At least, not if you’re an establishment Republican. That’s likely not a shock if you’ve followed politics to any degree in the Volunteer State in the past few years, but the…
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