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Tennessee’s 7th CD

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Tennessee’s 7th CD

Matt Gagnon discussed the recent special election in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District, where Republican Matt Van Epps defeated Afton Maine with 96,000 votes to her 81,000. Despite a low turnout of around 100,000 votes, the media and Democrats framed it as a disappointing result for Republicans, predicting a similar outcome for midterm elections.

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