Joe Carr considers Republican primary challenge against Sen. Bob Corker

Former Republican state Rep. Joe Carr holds a news conference in Murfreesboro, Tenn., on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, to announce his bill seeking to make it a crime for federal agents to enforce potential federal firearm restriction in Tennessee. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)
Former Republican state Rep. Joe Carr holds a news conference in Murfreesboro, Tenn., on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, to announce his bill seeking to make it a crime for federal agents to enforce potential federal firearm restriction in Tennessee. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)

Joe Carr, who has twice challenged Tennessee Republicans in Congress over the last three years but lost both primary races, is now weighing a run against U.S. Sen. Bob Corker in 2018.

Sensing an anti-establishment undercurrent again, the tea party-aligned former Tennessee state representative from Lascassas confirmed he's thinking about challenging Corker, R-Tenn., for the Republican nomination.

Carr said he gets "calls and messages on a daily basis" encouraging him to do so. He said his candidacy would have an appeal "in the age of Trump," predicting 2018 would not be kind to incumbents.

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