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Marsha Blackburn
Trump’s 2024 Veepstakes Is Already Under Way The former president will probably choose someone unlikely to burnish his own self-image of indispensability as his next running mate.
Republicans Remember to Care About the Deficit at the Worst Possible Moment After taking a few years off, Republican austerity warriors are trying to shrink the stimulus bill at the last possible moment and hamstring Biden.
senate judiciary committee
Jan. 3, 2019
Republicans Finally Appoint Two Women to the Senate Judiciary Committee Joni Ernst and Marsha Blackburn are trusted party loyalists and hard-core anti-abortion lawmakers who can provide cover for their party’s misogyny.
2018 midterms
Nov. 28, 2018
Cindy Hyde-Smith Joins a Rare Club: Women Elected to High Office in the South Mike Espy’s election would have been truly historic. But Cindy Hyde-Smith made some modest history of her own.
2018 midterms
Oct. 31, 2018
Halloween Polling Update: Both Tricks and Treats for Democrats and Republicans There’s good news for Democrats in Kansas and Utah, and for Republicans in North Dakota and Tennessee.
2018 midterms
Oct. 22, 2018
Dems Still Have a Good Shot at Flipping House, But Senate Is an Uphill Battle Fifteen days before the midterms, polls show the House going blue, but the GOP is likely to maintain Senate control, or even pick up a seat or two.
TSwift Finally Gets Political, Denounces Republican Candidate Marsha Blackburn The singer outlines her concerns with GOP pick Marsha Blackburn, whose voting record “appals and terrifies” her.
2018 midterms
Sept. 5, 2018
The Quiet Democratic Front-runner for Senate in Pro-Trump Tennessee Democrat Phil Bredesen, a popular former governor, may win a Senate race in Tennessee by sticking to his wonky script — and dodging reporters.
democratic women
Aug. 10, 2018
Women Have Won About Half of Major Democratic Primaries So Far This Year Finally, a wave of Democratic women running for and winning nominations for high office is producing something close to gender equity.
Why Diane Black’s Loss in Tennessee’s Gubernatorial Primary Doubly Hurts the GOP Diane Black’s loss in Tennessee’s gubernatorial primary is another setback for House Republicans running statewide, and also for GOP women.
Phil Bredesen and Democrats’ Long-Shot Effort to Win Back the Senate A new poll in Tennessee shows a Democrat with a solid lead in a bid to flip a GOP Senate seat.
Bob Corker Decides to Retire (This Time for Real) He would have faced a brutal primary battle if he had opted to run again.
‘Ego-Driven, Tired Old Man’ Corker Considers Un-retirement From Senate It’s probably too late for Corker to win another term, but if he decides to run after all, it could fatally divide the Tennessee GOP.
Bredesen Makes Tennessee Senate Race Competitive for Democrats In addition to Arizona, Nevada, and possibly Alabama, there’s now another place where Democrats might win a seat and even gain control of the Senate.
Twitter Bans Marsha Blackburn’s Ad, Giving Her Senate Campaign a Boost The company objected to a line about “baby body parts” because it’s “inflammatory.” The real issue is that it’s false.
Steve Bannon’s Dubious Plan to Purge Senate Republicans It’s hard to tell whether it’s just talk or a real threat.
abuses of power
Jan. 4, 2017
shmashmortion
Jan. 22, 2015
Mutinous GOP Women Sabotage Abortion Bill House Republican women beg leadership to stop talking about rape and abortion.
early and awkward
Aug. 16, 2013
