Posted on 06/30/2024 4:51:05 AM PDT by cotton1706
Veteran Tennessee senators seeking reelection this fall are running into challengers who question their conservative credentials, calling them soft on red-meat Republican issues such as abortion and transgender care.
The Republican-controlled state Senate banned abortion except in cases when a mother is on the brink of death, outlawed gender-affirming care for trans youths and largely backed private-school vouchers this year as part of Gov. Bill Lee's plan to use state funds to allow students to enroll in private schools.
Yet incumbents are facing opponents who contend they haven't gone far enough, creating a situation in which Republican primary voters will decide whether the party has reached a tipping point or whether a new group should replace establishment Republicans.
Sen. Ferrell Haile, of Gallatin, who is part of Senate leadership as speaker pro tem, is facing Chris Spencer, a former Hendersonville alderman candidate and co-founder of the Sumner County Constitutional Republicans, in District 18. Sen. Becky Massey, of Knoxville, is drawing a challenge from businesswoman Monica Irvine in District 6. And in District 4 in upper East Tennessee, Sen. Jon Lundberg, chair of the Senate Education Committee, is facing Bobby Harshbarger, the son of U.S. Rep. Diana Harshbarger, in a race roiled by allegations of illegal campaign coordination.
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If Biden is allowed to stay in office and the hate America Cabal takes over at turbo speed, we will be at war and the Party of Death will kill all.Trump should consider Tulsi for VP she loves America. By Jan the world will be unrecognizable. The haters like Jill, Joe, Barack and Michelle have nothing left to live for. So Bang.
and, there is money behind the opposition. I have received very slick mailings urging to vote against Lundburgh. Aside from the postage, slick printed graphics on both sides of the large card don’t come cheap
I don’t know much about these particular pols mentioned in our TN government.
I do know that Marsha Blackburn is in full campaign mode. And, AFAIK, she never has explained why she voted to certify Biden’s stolen election, or apologized for doing it.
We’re waaaiting ....
She was on the RAV American Sunrise show this week, whining about how terrible Biden is. Well, she helped give power to the old fart.
Hopefully we can be rid of Blackburn next year. Haggerty too. I’ll never forgive them for what they did to President Trump when he needed them.
No. No Tulsi. She will stab Trump and US in the back.
Amen, Sister!
He also voted yes on Eric Garcetti to be ambassador to India. Eric Loser Garcetti who was a piss poor mayor, allowed sexual harrassment to flourish in his office and lied in his confirmation hearing, kneeled for BLM thugs. I can't stand either of them.
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