Former top Tennessee GOP leaders: Trump victory unlikely
Haslam, Frist and Wamp say Biden needs transition support, national security briefings now

Haslam, Frist and Wamp say Biden needs transition support, national security briefings now

A top Tennessee House Democrat on Wednesday sharply criticized Republican Gov. Bill Lee's refusal to acknowledge Democrat Joe Biden's victory over President Donald Trump in the Nov. 3 presidential election, charging the governor's "bogus claims" about uncertainty are "undermining an entire electoral process."

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Breaking with Tennessee's current elected Republican leaders, former U.S. Sen. Bob Corker on Tuesday congratulated Democrat Joe Biden on winning his presidential race against President Donald Trump.

Three Tennessee Republican congressmen are among 39 GOP representatives urging U.S. Attorney General William Barr to ensure the vote-counting process in states where Democrat Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump is run in a manner "fully consistent" with state and federal law and "completely transparent."

Tennessee Democratic Party Chair Mary Mancini announced Saturday she won't seek another term as the head of the party after she wraps up her sixth year in January.

A number of Republican leaders in Tennessee and Georgia are lining up behind President Donald Trump on his so-far unsupported claims of fraud and "illegal votes" marring results in key states of his 2020 presidential contest with Democrat Joe Biden.

State Rep. Robin Smith, R-Hixson, is challenging Tennessee House Republican Caucus Chairman Jeremy Faison of Cosby for the group's No. 2 post in leadership elections, saying she believes a different vision is needed in a time where "easy wins are relics of our past."

Tennessee House Democrats had high hopes this year of successfully reducing Republicans' 73-representative supermajority in the 99-member chamber with gains of as many as four seats.

Incumbent state Sen. Todd Gardenhire, R-Chattanooga, emerged the winner Tuesday night in his hard-fought Senate District 10 race with Democrat Glenn Scruggs.
