DAVID MARCUS: GOP win shows Tennessee hasn’t been California’d, at least not yet
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Republican Matt Van Epps narrowly defeats Democrat Aftyn Behn by nine points in Tennessee special election, raising concerns for GOP in district Trump won by 22 points.
David Marcus is a columnist living in West Virginia and the author of "Charade: The COVID Lies That Crushed A Nation."
This election is also a validation for all those folks in the Volunteer State with T-shirts and bumper stickers that say ‘Don’t California my Tennessee,’ for just as non-native New Yorkers pushed democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani to a win in Gotham, transplants were a big boon for Behn.
Over the past few years, the population of Nashville has grown by roughly 100 citizens a day, about 30,000 souls a year, and many are coming from blue, high-tax, high-crime states. Sadly, many seem willing to bring their failed politics with them.
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