Thank you for this! I don't often get to read leftist analysis of Tennessee politics like this, and it was a welcome treat.
An anecdote from my own brief & cursed experience in Nashville politics: In the summer of 2017, I was interning for Jim Cooper, who was Nashville's congressman. He was a deeply connected dem establishment super-moderate, and also an awful boss and huge jerk. Kanew came into the office to get vetted by Cooper, who must have given his run the moderate seal of approval. 5 years later Kanew had eaten shit and vanished, Cooper was retired and vanished, and the district had been gerrymandered beyond all recognition and flipped.
Thanks for the analysis of progressive vis a vie centrist. Seems many folks want what progressives are offering these days and not the safe centrist model. BTW it is time to change democratic leadership in the Senate.
I wonder if Kamala's presence actually *hurt* Behn here...
Possibly! She did lose the district by 22 points...
Thank you, Joe! I feel hope every time I read your newsletter! ❤️
Wow, that warms my heart! Thanks for reading.
Thank you for this! I don't often get to read leftist analysis of Tennessee politics like this, and it was a welcome treat.
An anecdote from my own brief & cursed experience in Nashville politics: In the summer of 2017, I was interning for Jim Cooper, who was Nashville's congressman. He was a deeply connected dem establishment super-moderate, and also an awful boss and huge jerk. Kanew came into the office to get vetted by Cooper, who must have given his run the moderate seal of approval. 5 years later Kanew had eaten shit and vanished, Cooper was retired and vanished, and the district had been gerrymandered beyond all recognition and flipped.
That's what puts me up a wall with these guys. They lose! And then they think they can tell everyone else how to win!
Thanks for the analysis of progressive vis a vie centrist. Seems many folks want what progressives are offering these days and not the safe centrist model. BTW it is time to change democratic leadership in the Senate.
People want a real alternative not watered down centrism. Behn did not renege on her comments about the police , well great 👍