TN-SEN: Return of the Bredi

[PragmaticPopulist]

Not too surprising. He always seemed uncomfortable when talking about Trump.

Assuming his successor is a Republican, I'd hope it would be another Eastern Tennessee pragmatist known for bipartisanship. Unfortunately, that breed might be extinct. The Lugar Center puts all of Tennessee's Republican delegation in negative territory. Haslam could run, but he was at one point a Never Trumper, and I doubt he wants to.

Blackburn would appear to be the frontrunner as of now, as bad as that may sound.

[PragmaticPopulist]

DesJarlais would make the race a toss up in the general.

wut.

the dude literally forced his Mistress to get abortions yet people like ExtremeRepublican will still vote for him because they think Democrats are the spawns of Satan. And Tennessee is full of those people.

He would be like TN's Roy Moore. The base will vote for him simply because the establishment hates him.

[PragmaticPopulist]

Corker and Alexander reportedly don't like Blackburn, so they'll probably intervene in the primary. They might pressure former Rep. Stephen Fincher to run.

Andy Berke would likely be the strongest D candidate, but he might not want to be a sacrificial lamb.