TN-07: Democratic Candidate Aftin Ben Champions Affordability in Tennessee Special Election
Aftin Ben, the Democratic Party candidate in next week’s special election in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District, which typically votes Republican, has made the affordability issue the central message of her campaign – echoing the winning tactics used in the Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial races earlier this month.
The Tuesday elections pose the question: how far can Democrats push this argument in a district that last November backed President Donald Trump by a margin of about 22 points.
Republicans are betting that their edge in the district, combined with Ben’s more progressive profile and recent remarks on policing policy and other issues, could tilt the race back in their direction. Democrats, for their part, hope that public discontent with Washington’s actions will be a factor that allows them to significantly exceed the race’s expected result, in a contest that otherwise would not be as competitive.
The 7th Congressional District, which was vacant earlier this year after the resignation of former Republican congressman Mark Green, covers parts of Nashville and is predominantly rural in character, stretching from the northern part of the state to the Kentucky border in the south.
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