Why 2026 should terrify Republicans after Tennessee special election
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This week's Tennessee special election shows Republican Matt Van Epps narrowly defeated Democrat Aftyn Behn in a Trump +20 district. That is a red alert that the GOP is in trouble.
Kevin Walling is a Democratic campaign strategist, former Biden 2020 campaign surrogate, vice president at HGCreative. Follow him on Twitter @KevinPWalling.
That relief, however, will be short lived upon further analysis because President Trump carried TN-7 by more than 20 points just a year ago and the district hasn’t elected a Democrat to Congress in more than four decades. Despite millions in outside GOP spending, direct on-the-ground involvement from Speaker Johnson and President Trump himself, last night’s results represent a 13-point shift towards the Democrats compared to 2024.
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