>Too many others running and it split the votes.
They’re paying people to split the vote up. This happened a lot at the end of the Roman republic as well.
They might pay some but not all. I know one of the men who ran against Corker last time and he wasn’t getting paid by anyone. He simply wanted Corker out and wanted a Conservative in that seat. He’s very Conservative.
But for whatever reason, too many keep voting for RINOs, in TN and in other states.