Trump Making Last Minute Effort To Boost GOP Vote Ahead Of Tennessee Special Election
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Trump claimed the results of Tuesday’s race would show the GOP "is stronger than it’s ever been" while Democrats anticipated a monumental upset.
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee congressional seat that President Donald Trump and Republicans have previously won with ease became the unlikely epicenter of the fight for Congress on Monday, as House Speaker Mike Johnson headlined rallies and former Vice President Al Gore and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told Democrats they could be on the verge of a monumental upset.
Trump even called in twice during the day to tell voters to back Matt Van Epps, the Republican candidate, in Tuesday’s special election.
“The whole world is watching Tennessee right now, and they’re watching your district,” the president said after Johnson put him on speakerphone during an event inside a garage stocked with vintage cars on a supporters’ sprawling farm in Franklin. “It’s a big vote and it’s gonna show something. And it’s gonna show that the Republican Party is stronger than it’s ever been.”
A few hours later, Trump drove home the message in a virtual rally, the second he’s held for Van Epps since the former Army helicopter pilot and state general services commissioner became the Republican nominee.
The rush of attention on the reliably conservative 7th U.S. House Congressional District came as Trump hopes to rebound from recent Republican losses around the country. Democrats want a strong showing that could propel them in next year’s midterm elections that will determine control of Congress.
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