Democrat Aftyn Behn could win a special election in Tennesseeāand Republicans are freaking out.
A Democrat is on the brink of winning a special election in Tennesseeās deep-red 7th congressional districtāleading GOP Republicans and even Trump into a frantic last-minute attack.
An Emerson College Polling/The Hill surveyĀ releasedĀ Wednesday has Democrat Aftyn Behn nearly tied with Republican Matt Van Epps, 46% to 48%āwith 2% voting elsewhere and 5% undecided.
A victory here would continue an upward trend for Democrats on the local level, as Behn would be yet another Democrat to win on the state level this fall. Both Behn and Van Epps are vying to replace former Republican Representative Mark Green, who resigned from Congress in July.
Good. That entire state has gotten absolutely fucked by Trump in both terms, and the tariff bullshit has absolutely murdered Tennesseeās entire bourbon business, which supported a lot of people in that state. Hopefully they fucking wise up this time and vote to save themselves instead of voting against their own interests.
r/leopardsatemyface
Spoiler: they wonāt