We are now just 335 days away from the midterms. But this evening, all eyes are on Tennessee's seventh district, which is holding a special election to fill its House seat. This is a district that Donald Trump won by 22 points just one year ago.But this evening, it was a much much closer race. The NBC News decision desk can project that the Republican Matt Vaneps has defeated the Democrat Apt in Bane. But right now, the margin is only about nine points.So, while the Democrats did not gain a seat, they did c ...

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How critical is the outcome of this race for both sides? >> Well, first of all, if if Trump says this would be a positive if they win, no, it won't be if they don't win by 22. And I don't think they're going to win by 22. Uh, this should be a slam dunk. There should be no Democratic money in here. There should be no action on this election because this should have been one that the Republicans could count on. Several things have happened. We have health care costs spiraling out of control. And I will say th ...

So, if you thought we were done with elections this year, then you probably don't live in Middle Tennessee. Voters there will head to the polls today to choose the next representative for the state's seventh congressional district. The special election was organized after Republican Representative Mark Green resigned from Congress this past summer.Now, President Trump won that district by 22 points last year, but this race has quickly become one to watch as Republicans hope to make up for those losses to De ...

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Start with the Democrats latest test to prove their electoral strength ahead of the 2026 midterms. After multiple wins in races across the country earlier this month, Democrats are hoping to ride that momentum into Tennessee's special election in its seventh congressional district on Tuesday, where the contest appears surprisingly close between Democrat Afton Bane and Republican Matt Van Eps. A new Emerson College poll shows Bane trails Vanaps by two percentage points, which is within the margin of error. P ...

Breaking a short time ago, Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson are hosting a lastm minute teller rally ahead of Tuesday's special election for congressional seat in a deep red part of Tennessee. It should be a safe get for Republicans, but according to a new Emerson College poll, Republican Matt Van Eps and Democratic State Representative Aftton Bane are in a very heated race. Ben Eps leads Bane by just two points within the poll's margin of error.Trump won the same district by 22 points just last y ...

There are many things that I would recommend to the Republican party that they ignore Donald Trump on for their own political survival. Uh but one of them is not on health care. Actually, as we've suggested before here, Donald Trump has good political instincts.He understands that health care is going to be one of the top issues involving affordability and also afford regarding fairness. And so the fact that he's talking about negotiating with Democrats while Republicans on the Hill, especially on the House ...

This is an interesting kind of situation developing right now because we've talked so much and the economic problems are real. There's no doubt about it and the estimates have been all over the spectrum with regard to just what people are going to spend or even cut back on. What do you see.>> Well, Don, the holiday season is here and price is the battleground. So what we're seeing is that affordability is the main theme as you said and this is because retailers are dealing with a highly discerning consumer ...

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