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Polls keep showing a Democrat leading in the 2018 Tennessee Senate race
https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/policy-and-politics/2018/4/25/17279368/marsha-blackburn-phil-bredesen-2018-tennessee-senate-race-polls?__twitter_impression=true
By Dylan Scott at Vox
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The polling evidence is piling up: The 2018 Tennessee Senate race to replace outgoing Republican Sen. Bob Corker looks like its going to be a genuinely competitive campaign with a real opportunity for Democrats to win.
Democrats have a top-notch recruit in former Gov. Phil Bredesen, who won reelection in the state with 69 percent of the vote 12 years ago. On the Republican side, the favored candidate is Rep. Marsha Blackburn, who has President Trumps key endorsement and a relatively clear path to the nomination.
The surveys paint a tight race: The Washington Examiner reported on Wednesday that new polling showed Bredesen leading Blackburn by 3 points, 46 percent to 43 percent, in a two-way race. This is in Tennessee, a state that Trump won with 61 percent of the vote in 2016.
That poll isnt necessarily an outlier either. A survey from late last month found Bredesen with a 10-point lead over Blackburn. Based on the polling we do have, RealClearPolitics has Bredesen with a 5-point advantage in the aggregate.
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Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Calm and listens, that alone can trim away some republicans from the loudmouth that is opposing him. If the economy continues to falter, Blackburn will have a tough road ahead of her.
Sugarcoated
(7,736 posts)peggysue2
(10,849 posts)has more than a fair shot to win the seat. He was a popular Governor with both Dems and Republicans. He is the right candidate for the moment.
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)BlueDog22
(366 posts)If we can win this senate seat during the election, it will almost guarantee us the majority in the Senate.