Democrats Hopeful, but Face Uphill Battle to Flip US House Seat in Tennessee

Democrats see an opportunity in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District this fall, as a special election to replace outgoing Republican Rep. Mark Green puts the deep-red district back in play—at least on paper. However, experts say any path to a Democratic victory will be narrow and turnout-dependent. In an opinion piece, former Democratic state House candidate Tyler Brasher said that Tennessee’s special election could take on outsized national importance, noting that the only other upcoming House special elections—in Texas’s 18th, Arizona’s 7th, and Virginia’s 11th districts—are in safely Democratic territory. “All eyes will be on Tennessee as the premier special election in the country,” he wrote. “For once, a Tennessee Democratic candidate will have significant resources from outside the state.”...