The Long Game: Educate, Unite and Win in Tennessee
Emotions are high after this week’s election. It seems across the state, seats were flipped from Republican to Democrat on many County Commission and School Boards. Many grassroots candidates couldn’t quite get enough votes to secure a change in leadership in many state positions.
Four Days Before Election Day: An Election “Sermon” for Tennessee
When a pastor leads his church to apply Biblical truths to all areas of life, not excluding politics, those who stand in greatest opposition are Republicans.
Elections: The War Between PACs and the Grassroots
It’s election season, which means the war between the private-interest PACs and the grassroots effort is in full artillery mode. Mailers being funded by out of state money with intentions to sway your vote towards their desired candidate are hitting our mailboxes every day.
Who’s Funding Tennessee’s Next Governor? Part three.
Representative Monty Fritts has served House District 32 since being elected in 2022, representing parts of Loudon and Roane counties.
As of his April 9th reporting, his beginning balance was $147,652.95, but after spending $74,534.09, he had a remaining balance of $73,118.86 in his campaign account. He has loaned his account two separate amounts, one for $25,000 and another for $1,000.
Who’s Funding Tennessee’s Next Governor? Part two.
Congressman John Rose serves on the House Agriculture and House Financial Services Committees in his role as Representative for the 6th Congressional District. He is one of three Republicans running to serve as our Tennessee Governor.
Who’s Funding Tennessee’s Next Governor? Part one.
Stand for Health Freedom released a voter guide for the three gubernatorial candidates this week. They revealed that Senator Marsha Blackburn has only received 22% of her donations from within Tennessee. She has received $6.7 million in donations, has not put in any of her own money and has received $454,200 from 44 PACs.
Setting the record straight on primaries, the grassroots, and special interest money.
On Friday, I got a very unexpected voicemail from Michael Patrick Leahy of the Tennessee Star, thanking me for publicly endorsing Matt Van Epps, and saying he was [attempting] to say something nice about me. I responded with thanks. What I did not know at the time was that he was on his podcast just […]
You will get the government you deserve.
This statement is as true as the law of gravity and has been noted over the centuries by men like Thomas Jefferson and Alexis de Tocqueville. Oftentimes we think of this sentiment in terms of elections, but that is much too simplistic a view. The role of an engaged citizen is so much more involved […]
Out of state interests are interfering in our elections.
If you live in a district with a contested Republican Primary, your mailbox is being flooded by political junk mail. But what you may not understand is that most of that mail is being paid for by PACs out of Washington DC. There are MILLIONS in out-of-state dollars flooding into our elections. And it all […]