I don’t think it will happen, but that would put Republicans in full blown panic and the ratfuckery of trying to rig 2026 will go from cute little things like illegal gerrymanders to straight up ballot stuffing and election cancelations.
hairymoot on
I hope the people in Tennessee get out and vote for this Democrat. People are very unhappy with Republicans and Trump.
Djent_Reznor1 on
Trump won TN-07 by 22 points in 2024 so the fact that this is even close sends quite a signal.
Diced_and_Confused on
Believe it when I see it.
steve_ample on
Not sure if I want that, or two pallets of Jack Daniels’ Tennessee Whiskey this Christmas.
BulldogMoose on
I swear to god, if she pulls this off and the DNC keeps up with their same old shit, the party needs to end.
QuantumWire on
> An Emerson College/The Hill survey released on the final day of in-person early voting shows Republican Matt Van Epps leading Democrat Aftyn Behn 48 percent to 46 percent among likely voters, with five percent undecided and two percent backing third-party candidates. The poll has a margin of error of 3.9 percentage points. When leaning voters are included, the gap narrows to 49–47 percent, underscoring a dramatic tightening in a district long considered a GOP stronghold.
“48 percent to 46 percent among likely voters” changing to “49 to 47 percent when including leaning voters” does not “narrow the gap”. Are there any journalists with functioning brains left or is this all AI?
MerlynTrump on
Maybe if they ran a 40 year-old guy with a regular name they could flip it. I don’t think a woman that looks like she’s under 30 and named Aftyn of all things is the best candidate to do this.
CatherineSimp69 on
This is an actual sign that MAGA might be on its last legs.
If you’ve lost deep red state Republicans, who treat hating Democrats like it’s their second religion, you KNOW something has been broken.
jarchack on
This is a surprise considering Tennessee is 70% white, only 20% of the state uses the ACA and 10% SNAP. The Epstein thing must’ve really pissed off some Tennesseans.
Zombie_Jesus_83 on
Just like Texas has been purple for 15 years now, and they’ll soon vote Democrat. Any second now. Just you wait.
These articles just seed false hope.
NotAnotherEmpire on
Anything close to that result would mean the Dems were closer to 300 seats than GOP is to gerrymandering themselves a gain.
Either epic, or an epic bad poll.
auninja on
I don’t think people understand how incredible it is that this race is even close. Lived around this area my whole life Republicans have a super majority in the state and the maps are gerrymandered to all ends. Check out this [map](https://comptroller.tn.gov/maps/u-s–congress-districts.html) and this race is for district 7. You can see what they did to Davidson Co (Nashville) so the city never really gets a true representation of ideas. The majority of they make up of that district is as red as it gets so while I want a win an extremely close race as it’s turning out to be is at the very least promising sign for the rest of the country come mid terms.
Edit: spelling
GreatGojira on
I say this as someone who used to live in Tennessee up until recently.
Don’t get your hopes up for this race. Democrats may as well not even be a thing in this state. The other problem is the Democrats in this state are very much old money. They dislike the new generation and would rather fight them and keep on losing elections than to form any semblance of a coalition.
Democrats are far from gaining any semblance of a foothold in Tennessee.
Repulsive_Grade6523 on
Nice! Fingers crossed 🤞
Teasticles on
As a Tennessean, I hope this happens. The abuse of our beautiful state and people by Republicans has deeply ruined my home, and I want nothing more for Republicans to start sweating and fearing the day that their grip ends. We deserve so much better that the pieces of shits that have been running this place.
10v1 on
Love to see it. Great work.
External_Beat8153 on
Should that occur, I will immediately perform the Tennessee Waltz around the room. And I can’t even dance.
GoodChuck2 on
I personally am not going to get my hopes up that it will flip (it’s Tennessee for God’s sake) but the fact that it is THIS close is a very, very big deal and good sign for anyone in opposition to the fascist regime in the WH.
MomsAreola on
Lol now gerrymander. See how those margins evaporate.
TobioOkuma1 on
I’ll believe it when I see it. Remember that poll that showed Dems doing well in Iowa?
One-Coffee-413 on
Elections in 2026 November and people have short memory
7ddlysuns on
That republicans have to defend this is a moral victory.
That the Dems haven’t labeled the guy as a pedo protector is a shame. He was going to not release the files.
favnh2011 on
Right
geekstone on
How long until Johnson seats her?
HonorLament on
Yaaaay!
Now we’ll have the exact same policies, but BLUE!
Winning!
AppleLightSauce on
Seems like when they said that Kamala will flip Iowa
AdConscious6725 on
We were “close” in FL-6 too with Josh Weil (tho maybe for the best as it turns out a few months later he was diagnosed with something that made him drop his Senate run).
It could happen. I’m not saying it can’t but we gotta temper expectations. Even with a loss if the gap is closed significantly that is still something to build momentum with.
Ki-Wilder on
I just donated.
I do not like the democrats official donate website. But, I thought it would get it there faster.
I respect the fact that this candidate has an alternate way to donate — she gives info to mail a check.
(But, I admit, the other way seems useful to get funds there fast at this point in time.)
JudgeArthurVandelay on
The more you gerrymander the worse your lead in each district gets. If they keep this shit up, the midterms could actually be a major bloodbath.
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This is all I want for Christmas.
I don’t think it will happen, but that would put Republicans in full blown panic and the ratfuckery of trying to rig 2026 will go from cute little things like illegal gerrymanders to straight up ballot stuffing and election cancelations.
I hope the people in Tennessee get out and vote for this Democrat. People are very unhappy with Republicans and Trump.
Trump won TN-07 by 22 points in 2024 so the fact that this is even close sends quite a signal.
Believe it when I see it.
Not sure if I want that, or two pallets of Jack Daniels’ Tennessee Whiskey this Christmas.
I swear to god, if she pulls this off and the DNC keeps up with their same old shit, the party needs to end.
> An Emerson College/The Hill survey released on the final day of in-person early voting shows Republican Matt Van Epps leading Democrat Aftyn Behn 48 percent to 46 percent among likely voters, with five percent undecided and two percent backing third-party candidates. The poll has a margin of error of 3.9 percentage points. When leaning voters are included, the gap narrows to 49–47 percent, underscoring a dramatic tightening in a district long considered a GOP stronghold.
“48 percent to 46 percent among likely voters” changing to “49 to 47 percent when including leaning voters” does not “narrow the gap”. Are there any journalists with functioning brains left or is this all AI?
Maybe if they ran a 40 year-old guy with a regular name they could flip it. I don’t think a woman that looks like she’s under 30 and named Aftyn of all things is the best candidate to do this.
This is an actual sign that MAGA might be on its last legs.
If you’ve lost deep red state Republicans, who treat hating Democrats like it’s their second religion, you KNOW something has been broken.
This is a surprise considering Tennessee is 70% white, only 20% of the state uses the ACA and 10% SNAP. The Epstein thing must’ve really pissed off some Tennesseans.
Just like Texas has been purple for 15 years now, and they’ll soon vote Democrat. Any second now. Just you wait.
These articles just seed false hope.
Anything close to that result would mean the Dems were closer to 300 seats than GOP is to gerrymandering themselves a gain.
Either epic, or an epic bad poll.
I don’t think people understand how incredible it is that this race is even close. Lived around this area my whole life Republicans have a super majority in the state and the maps are gerrymandered to all ends. Check out this [map](https://comptroller.tn.gov/maps/u-s–congress-districts.html) and this race is for district 7. You can see what they did to Davidson Co (Nashville) so the city never really gets a true representation of ideas. The majority of they make up of that district is as red as it gets so while I want a win an extremely close race as it’s turning out to be is at the very least promising sign for the rest of the country come mid terms.
Edit: spelling
I say this as someone who used to live in Tennessee up until recently.
Don’t get your hopes up for this race. Democrats may as well not even be a thing in this state. The other problem is the Democrats in this state are very much old money. They dislike the new generation and would rather fight them and keep on losing elections than to form any semblance of a coalition.
Democrats are far from gaining any semblance of a foothold in Tennessee.
Nice! Fingers crossed 🤞
As a Tennessean, I hope this happens. The abuse of our beautiful state and people by Republicans has deeply ruined my home, and I want nothing more for Republicans to start sweating and fearing the day that their grip ends. We deserve so much better that the pieces of shits that have been running this place.
Love to see it. Great work.
Should that occur, I will immediately perform the Tennessee Waltz around the room. And I can’t even dance.
I personally am not going to get my hopes up that it will flip (it’s Tennessee for God’s sake) but the fact that it is THIS close is a very, very big deal and good sign for anyone in opposition to the fascist regime in the WH.
Lol now gerrymander. See how those margins evaporate.
I’ll believe it when I see it. Remember that poll that showed Dems doing well in Iowa?
Elections in 2026 November and people have short memory
That republicans have to defend this is a moral victory.
That the Dems haven’t labeled the guy as a pedo protector is a shame. He was going to not release the files.
Right
How long until Johnson seats her?
Yaaaay!
Now we’ll have the exact same policies, but BLUE!
Winning!
Seems like when they said that Kamala will flip Iowa
We were “close” in FL-6 too with Josh Weil (tho maybe for the best as it turns out a few months later he was diagnosed with something that made him drop his Senate run).
It could happen. I’m not saying it can’t but we gotta temper expectations. Even with a loss if the gap is closed significantly that is still something to build momentum with.
I just donated.
I do not like the democrats official donate website. But, I thought it would get it there faster.
I respect the fact that this candidate has an alternate way to donate — she gives info to mail a check.
(But, I admit, the other way seems useful to get funds there fast at this point in time.)
The more you gerrymander the worse your lead in each district gets. If they keep this shit up, the midterms could actually be a major bloodbath.