But seriously, this debate has been going on in Tennessee for a half-century or so. The fact that Tennessee is in two time zones (the Eastern/Central line runs between Knoxville and Nashville) adds another complication, particularly for those who live near the line.
In the 1960s or 70s, in Nashville, the two major newspapers, the Tennessean (the morning paper, solidly Democratic), and the Banner (the evening paper, staunchly Republican), though under separate ownership, were printed in the same building. On the front of the building was a vertical sign, bearing "Tennessean" on one side, and "Banner" on the other, with a two-faced clock underneath it. Yep, you guessed it: during daylight saving time, the two clock faces showed two different times.
I don't know which paper had which position. But some of the anti-DST people were Christian fundamentalists, who regarded standard time as "God's time," not to be interfered with by mere mortals.
My mother told me today that when she was a girl, East Tenn was on Central time, like the rest of the state. She said they knew that North Carolina (20 some miles east) was an hour later. Now, I believe Mama, but I cannot find confirmation.