Beleaguered Tennessee Democrats are re-examining next year’s U.S. Senate election after Republican Bob Corker’s decision to retire has brightened their outlook for a race that’s still considered a long-shot for them to win.
Democrats haven’t won a U.S. Senate election in Tennessee since Al Gore was elected in 1990.
During the two weeks since Corker announced he won’t seek a third term, three of the party’s up-and-comers have looked at the 2018 race. One, state Sen. Jeff Yarbro of Nashville, said over the weekend he won’t run, while Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke continues to mull a Senate bid. State Rep. John Ray Clemmons of Nashville said he isn’t ruling out a run either.
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