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Phil Bredesen, shown here speaking at his "Friendraiser" at the Kingsport Farmer's Market, said you should expect more TV ads from so-called "dark money" groups before Election Day.
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Phil Bredesen's U.S. Senate campaign

Bredesen laments ‘dark money’ attack ads

KINGSPORT – Tennessee Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Phil Bredesen – amid a drop in one poll – on Thursday lamented the effect of so-called “dark money” political advocacy groups pummeling him with negative ads.

Oct 12, 2018 at 8:42 AM
Tennessee Republican Party Chairman Scott Golden warned that without Republican voter turnout, President Trump's future could be on the line.
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Tennessee Republican Party

What's on the line in the November General Election?

Control of Congress. President Donald Trump’s possible impeachment. The next occupant of the governor’s office in Nashville. That’s what is on the line during the November general election, Tennessee Republican Party Chairman Scott Golden and Chris Devaney, campaign manager for Tennessee Republican gubernatorial nominee Bill Lee, told a Greater Kingsport Republican Women’s luncheon on Monday.

Oct 2, 2018 at 8:51 AM
Karl Dean
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Karl Dean's gubernatorial campaign

Could Bredesen's coattails help Dean?

KINGSPORT — Tennessee Democratic gubernatorial nominee Karl Dean thinks the contentious U.S. Senate race between Republican Marsha Blackburn and Democrat Phil Bredesen could benefit him. 

Updated Sep 24, 2018 at 10:00 AM
Marsha Blackburn
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Marsha Blackburn's U.S. Senate campaign

Blackburn: U.S. Senate 'dysfunctional'

“The reason I am running is the Senate is dysfunctional,” Blackburn said in a meeting with editorial board members of the Kingsport Times News and Johnson City Press. “I’m going to the Senate as a force for solid conservative positive change to have them take action on the things Tennesseans want them to take action on … I think before the August work period began, the Senate was sitting on right at 600 pieces of legislation – most of them bipartisan – that had come out of the House and had gone to the Senate, and the Senate had not taken action.”

Sep 9, 2018 at 6:00 PM
Marsha Blackburn
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Marsha Blackburn's U.S. Senate campaign

Blackburn: 'I’m going to focus on what I have done, and I’m going to focus on what I can do for the people of this state. That’s what they want to hear.'

Tennessee U.S. Senate Republican nominee Marsha Blackburn focused on the merits of her candidacy Wednesday and did not talk about her Democrat opponent – former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen – while meeting with members of the Kingsport Times News and Johnson City Press editorial boards.

Sep 6, 2018 at 8:00 AM
Tennessee U.S. Senate GOP nominee Marsha Blackburn, shown here talking to a Kingsport Chamber roundtable, warned a win by Democrat rival Phil Bredesen could flip the Senate to Democrats and change its agenda.
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Marsha Blackburn's U.S. Senate campaign

Marsha's warning: If Senate flips to Democrats, GOP chairs are out

KINGSPORT — Tennessee GOP U.S. Senate nominee Marsha Blackburn insisted Tuesday she is the pro-business candidate and warned that if Democratic opponent Phil Bredesen wins, key Republican committee chairs could lose their jobs.

Aug 29, 2018 at 11:25 AM
Phil Bredesen
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Phil Bredesen's U.S. Senate campaign

Shutting down ICE ‘a really stupid idea,’ Bredesen says

JOHNSON CITY — Tennessee U.S. Senate Democratic nominee Phil Bredesen does not believe Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) should be shut down. “I said I thought it was a really stupid idea,” Bredesen, a former governor, said during a recent meeting with members of the editorial boards of the Kingsport Times News and Johnson City Press. 

Aug 27, 2018 at 1:26 PM
Phil Bredesen
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Phil Bredesen's U.S. Senate campaign

Bredesen's challenge: convincing people he won't be Schumer's 'lapdog'

Bredesen met with members of the editorial boards of the Kingsport Times News and Johnson City Press and took questions on multiple topics. Marsha Blackburn, a Middle Tennessee congresswoman and former state senator, has been endorsed by President Trump in the U.S. Senate race to replace retiring Republican Bob Corker.

Aug 22, 2018 at 8:30 PM
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