Republicans are sparing no expense to win a congressional special election in Tennessee, seeking to head off a string of strong Democratic electoral performances since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.
Three GOP-aligned groups have spent more than $2 million to buttress Republican nominee Matt Van Epps, an Army combat veteran and former state Cabinet secretary favored over Democratic state Rep. Aftyn Behn in a lower-turnout Dec. 2 election in the west-central 7th District.
It’s an unusual escalation by Republicans in a GOP stronghold that favored Trump by 22 percentage points in the 2024 presidential election. No congressional ...