Elections
The latest Elections coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Politics section.
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Trump refers to Black man from controversial 1988 campaign ad while stumping in North Carolina
As President Donald Trump tries to convince voters that Democrats have let crime run amok, he's digging into the country's political past to cite one of the most controversial campaign advertisements that relied heavily on racist tropes.
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Vance blasts Democrats as ‘lunatics’ in Iowa rally push for GOP candidates
Vice President JD Vance on Friday mounted a vigorous defense of the Trump administration's policies and Iowa GOP candidates on the November ballot, arguing that the Democrats had turned into the party of “lunatics," in his second trip to the politically consequential state this year.
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New poll shows Green, Blackburn within single digits in Tennessee governor’s race
A new poll released Thursday shows Democratic nominee Jerri Green gaining on Republican Marsha Blackburn in the race to be Tennessee's next governor.
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Tennessee congressional candidates discuss renewable energy, nuclear power ahead of November election
District 5 candidates Charlie Hatcher, a Republican farmer and former Tennessee agriculture commissioner, and Chaz Molder, the Democratic mayor of Columbia, share pride in Tennessee's nuclear energy work and see renewable energy sources as tools for powering the state's future.
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Spoilers or contenders? Independent candidates for Tennessee governor try to shake up the race
In early September, a new website appeared attacking independent Tennessee governor candidate David Hatley for a 1998 felony conviction.
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Supreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions ahead of midterms
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump's bid to restrict mail ballots for the midterm elections, capping a flurry of last-minute legal action with voting already underway.
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Georgia governor candidates target cost of living, but details remain murky
The two competing candidates for Georgia governor are both focusing on affordability but putting forward starkly different proposals aimed at easing household expenses.
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Alabama grocery tax repeal, once on the margins, becomes bipartisan campaign issue
Repeal of Alabama's grocery tax, once an effective political impossibility, has become a bipartisan issue in the fall campaign.
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Democrats and activist groups plan to push back if Trump tries to interfere in midterm elections
Democratic state parties announced Monday that they are launching an operation for the midterm elections they're calling the "New Battlefield Project,” intended to recruit 10,000 volunteers to guard polling places in case armed federal officers show up.
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Georgia politician Stacey Abrams speaking to local Democrats this week
Stacey Abrams, the former Georgia state House minority leader, will headline a local Democratic fundraiser this weekend.
