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Tennessee GOP Primaries

3 chapters · 47 articles · Aug 8 – Aug 9

coverage volume by day · left · center · right

Chapters

  1. Latest

    Andy Ogles Loses Primary

    Trump-backed Rep. Andy Ogles was defeated in Tennessee's Republican primary. · 17 articles

  2. Aug 8

    Marsha Blackburn Wins Tennessee Primary

    Sen. Marsha Blackburn won Tennessee’s GOP governor primary and will face Democrat Jerri Green. · 8 articles

  3. Aug 8

    Andy Ogles Loses Primary

    Trump-backed Rep. Andy Ogles was defeated in Tennessee's Republican primary. · 22 articles

Analysis & opinion

how commentators framed this across 3 chapters

Ogles Deserved DefeatLeans Left

Andy Ogles’s primary defeat was deserved and welcome because his Trumpist extremism, anti-immigrant politics, scandals, and conduct made him unfit for Congress.

TPM

Trump Endorsement WeaknessLeans Left

Trump’s endorsement is losing its power in GOP primaries: Andy Ogles’s Tennessee defeat and other setbacks suggest even Trump-backed candidates can lose when their liabilities are too great.

The Bulwark
Daily Kos
New York Magazine
Daily Beast

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