TN-2: Duncan retiring

[RogueBeaver]

Breaking. Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett expected to run.

[Holmes]

Maybe one of his children can run to keep the seat in Duncan hands.

[MarkD]

Thirty years in the House, compared to the a little over 23 years his father served. Yeah, it probably is time to retire. Interesting statement he made months ago:

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He wasn't wrong.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Just for the record, this is how this district has voted recently:

Trump: 65.1%
Clinton: 29.7%

Romney: 67.3%
Obama: 30.9%

McCain: 64.0%
Obama: 34.5%

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Very sad to hear.

[KingSweden]

This seat has been GOP since the 1850s, FWIW, one of the most ancestrally Republican places in the South (if not the country)

[Ye We Can]

The quintessential Solid R district. Likely Burchett, Titanium R otherwise.

[SATW]

Tim Burchett seems like a good potential candidate for this seat.

Duncan is one of the few libertarian and/or Paleoconservative members of Congress I have respect for. He has had a long career of service. Hope he enjoys retirement.

[smoltchanov]

Burchetts views? More "pragmatic conservative" or "extremely conservative"?

[SATW]

Burchetts views? More "pragmatic conservative" or "extremely conservative"?

from my quick glance of his social media, he seems to be more right-wing than Haslam but less right-wing than Diane Black.

[smoltchanov]

Burchetts views? More "pragmatic conservative" or "extremely conservative"?

from my quick glance of his social media, he seems to be more right-wing than Haslam but less right-wing than Diane Black.

Thanks! With my views i would prefer Haslam-type candidate, but - .....

[KingSweden]

Burchetts views? More "pragmatic conservative" or "extremely conservative"?

from my quick glance of his social media, he seems to be more right-wing than Haslam but less right-wing than Diane Black.

Pretty mainstream for a TN Republicam then

[The Mikado]

Sorry for posting a thread, I didn't see this one.

It's worthwhile for 30 year incumbents to move on.

[PragmaticPopulist]

I always found it strange that these ancestrally GOP districts that would elect progressive Republicans from the 1850s to the early 1900s continued to elect Republicans even as the national party became increasingly right-wing. Are voters in these kinds of areas (Western Maryland, Southeastern Kentucky, and Northwestern Arkansas, to give a few other examples) simply reflecting partisan loyalty? Or is it something else?

[Ye We Can]

I always found it strange that these ancestrally GOP districts that would elect progressive Republicans from the 1850s to the early 1900s continued to elect Republicans even as the national party became increasingly right-wing. Are voters in these kinds of areas (Western Maryland, Southeastern Kentucky, and Northwestern Arkansas, to give a few other examples) simply reflecting partisan loyalty? Or is it something else?

Previous partisan loyalty and current geographical/political trends essentially-Eastern Tennessee is a better fit for Southern Strategy GOP then say Upstate New York.

 Eastern Tennessee's conservatism also seems to be different than the rest of the South; more of a rugged individualism than populism more in line with the plains states.

[SATW]

I always found it strange that these ancestrally GOP districts that would elect progressive Republicans from the 1850s to the early 1900s continued to elect Republicans even as the national party became increasingly right-wing. Are voters in these kinds of areas (Western Maryland, Southeastern Kentucky, and Northwestern Arkansas, to give a few other examples) simply reflecting partisan loyalty? Or is it something else?

Previous partisan loyalty and current geographical/political trends essentially-Eastern Tennessee is a better fit for Southern Strategy GOP then say Upstate New York.

 Eastern Tennessee's conservatism also seems to be different than the rest of the South; more of a rugged individualism than populism more in line with the plains states.

very interesting. thanks for sharing

[Ye We Can]

I always found it strange that these ancestrally GOP districts that would elect progressive Republicans from the 1850s to the early 1900s continued to elect Republicans even as the national party became increasingly right-wing. Are voters in these kinds of areas (Western Maryland, Southeastern Kentucky, and Northwestern Arkansas, to give a few other examples) simply reflecting partisan loyalty? Or is it something else?

Previous partisan loyalty and current geographical/political trends essentially-Eastern Tennessee is a better fit for Southern Strategy GOP then say Upstate New York.

 Eastern Tennessee's conservatism also seems to be different than the rest of the South; more of a rugged individualism than populism more in line with the plains states.

very interesting. thanks for sharing

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[Former Senator Haslam2020]

Gonna miss him... A good congressman, didn't agree 100% on the issues, but sad!

[SNJ1985]

Duncan is great. I wish him well, and I hope his successor is ideologically similar to him.

[I’m not Stu]

Safe R, nothing to see here.