Gov. Bill Haslam’s public rejection of Donald Trump’s presidential aspirations has set shock waves through the Tennessee Republican party. Two state members of the Republican National Committee have issued a memo to remind party leaders that “all hands on deck”…
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Local TV Station Outs RINOs
As Donald Trump continued Tuesday to distance himself from the Republican establishment, bashing people like Paul Ryan and John McCain on Twitter, the Tennessee Republican Party leadership continues to stop short of specifically endorsing the Republican nominee for president. But…
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TNGOP, AG Could Face Federal Investigation Over Durham Vendetta
Tennessee State Rep. Rick Womick (R-Rockvale) is asking Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery “who has the standing and legal authority to investigate [you] …if it is believed [you have] engaged in unethical…or other inappropriate conduct?” Womick asked this and three…
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GOP Durham Scandal Takes Another Bizarre Twist
A Tennessee lawmaker is effectively being quarantined from lawmakers, lobbyists and interns after the state’s attorney general determined that he could pose a risk to “unsuspecting women” at the state Capitol complex. House Speaker Beth Harwell announced Thursday that she…
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Trump Won TN, but Delegates May Vote for Cruz
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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Legislator Supports Rights of Terrorist to Organize on College Campus
Speaking on behalf of a bill centered around free speech, a Knoxville-based lawmaker on Wednesday said a terrorist organization should be allowed to recruit on college campuses in Tennessee. While presenting a billed dubbed the “Tennessee Student Free Speech Protection…
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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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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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Why are Local Evangelicals Backing Trump?
Donald Trump has built a dominating lead in Tennessee two days ahead of the Republican presidential primary on Super Tuesday, according to a new poll. Meanwhile, the same poll found former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton continues to lead…
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Would Local Evangelicals Actually Vote for Trump?
There are a lot of Republican primary voters in Tennessee like Tim Fulghum. Fulghum attends a megachurch in Nashville and likes presidential candidates whose actions match their words and their faith. As he sat in a common area of Cornerstone…
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