Splitting the conservative vote in the Republican primary to let the RINO ‘sneak in’ is a long-standing Tennessee tradition...a deliberate party strategy. Many decent conservative candidate have fallen by the wayside as a result. It will happen again. (I have two stink-on-ice Congressional candidates on the ballot in my area; even the ‘third party’ candidate is crap. Write-in time to send a message...again.)
Being a relative newbie here (10 years), I’m not very informed on the nuances of the politics. Lee is a disgrace; I HAVE figured that out.