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Democrats Just Lost an Election by 9 Points. Why Are They Celebrating?
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Moral victories are valuable only for losers. But a year after a catastrophic defeat in the 2024 presidential election, Democrats were happy to take a moral victory on Tuesday night in a Tennessee special election.
In a deep-red district that Donald Trump won by more than 20 points in 2024, Democratic state Rep. Aftyn Behn dramatically closed the gap into the high single digits. With over 95 percent of precincts reporting, Republican Matt Van Epps managed a victory of 54 percent to 45 percent over his opponent, who in recent weeks had become a progressive darling and right-wing bugbear.
The race was a bellwether for 2026, and Democrats hailed the result. They had turned a safe seat into a competitive one, suggesting a wide-open battlefield next year, when not only the House but the U.S. Senate will be in reach as well.
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