Gene Bryant
@genebryant.bsky.social
Retired educator (Nashville, TN). ISSUES: preservation of public education & separation of church and state. INTERESTS: gardening, photography, genealogy & travel.
Will the Supreme Court help Republicans win mid-term elections? That possibility increased when Justice Samuel Alito paused a lower court's rejection of the effort by Texas Republicans to heed Trump's demands by giving themselves five more House seats. www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/no...
Opinion: Republicans hope the Supreme Court will help them hold the House | Chattanooga Times Free Press
Perhaps it was inevitable.
www.timesfreepress.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Will the Supreme Court help Republicans win mid-term elections? That possibility increased when Justice Samuel Alito paused a lower court's rejection of the effort by Texas Republicans to heed Trump's demands by giving themselves five more House seats. www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/no...
Cartoon by Lalo Alcaraz
November 27, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Cartoon by Lalo Alcaraz
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November 27, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Cartoon by John Deering
November 27, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Cartoon by John Deering
Cartoon by John Deering
November 27, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Cartoon by John Deering
Cartoon by Steve Breen
November 27, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Cartoon by Steve Breen
Cartoon by Clay Bennett, Chattanooga News Free Press
November 27, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Cartoon by Clay Bennett, Chattanooga News Free Press
Reposted by Gene Bryant
These two things are true:
1) Shooting National Guard members is horrific and criminal.
2) So is putting National Guard members in harm’s way to score political points.
1) Shooting National Guard members is horrific and criminal.
2) So is putting National Guard members in harm’s way to score political points.
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
These two things are true:
1) Shooting National Guard members is horrific and criminal.
2) So is putting National Guard members in harm’s way to score political points.
1) Shooting National Guard members is horrific and criminal.
2) So is putting National Guard members in harm’s way to score political points.
Cartoon by Clay Bennett, Chattanooga News Free Press
November 27, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Cartoon by Clay Bennett, Chattanooga News Free Press
Cartoon by Nick Anderson
November 27, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Cartoon by Nick Anderson
Republican ads depict Democrat Aftyn Behn as a "radical disaster" with an "agenda that Tennessee cannot afford.” www.thecentersquare.com/tennessee/ar...
Parties ante up in hopes of big win in Tennessee congressional race
(The Center Square) – Voters in Tennessee's 7th Congressional District are casting ballots to decide who will succeed U.S. Rep. Mark Green in a rare December election marked by millions
www.thecentersquare.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Republican ads depict Democrat Aftyn Behn as a "radical disaster" with an "agenda that Tennessee cannot afford.” www.thecentersquare.com/tennessee/ar...
More from Fox News in favor of Republican in TN congressional race.
www.foxnews.com/video/638561...
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Kevin McCarthy 'shocked’ Dems chose ‘radical’ in Tennessee special election | Fox News Video
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy joins ‘America’s Newsroom’ to discuss the special election for Tennessee’s 7th congressional district, Aftyn Behn’s ‘far-left’ agenda and Indiana redistricting effo...
www.foxnews.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:48 AM
More from Fox News in favor of Republican in TN congressional race.
www.foxnews.com/video/638561...
www.foxnews.com/video/638561...
Republicans have urged people to vote in the Tennessee special election, suggesting they may be concerned the party is poised to lose. www.newsweek.com/republicans-...
Republicans fear doomsday scenario in Tennessee special election
Democrats may score an unexpected success in the election, according to a new poll.
www.newsweek.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Republicans have urged people to vote in the Tennessee special election, suggesting they may be concerned the party is poised to lose. www.newsweek.com/republicans-...
Republicans are growing increasingly anxious over a once sleepy special election in Tennessee District 7 next month in a district that President Trump comfortably won by 22 points last year. nypost.com/2025/11/27/u...
Republican fears mount over Tennessee special election that could leave GOP House majority with zero-vote margin
Republicans are growing increasingly anxious over a special election in Tennessee District 7 next month in a district that President Trump comfortably won by 22 points last year.
nypost.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Republicans are growing increasingly anxious over a once sleepy special election in Tennessee District 7 next month in a district that President Trump comfortably won by 22 points last year. nypost.com/2025/11/27/u...
John Cole’s Tennessee [for TENNESSEE LOOKOUT]: Giving thanks. Nearly $7 million has poured into the special election for the 7th Congressional District, both for Democrat Aftyn Behn and Republican Matt Van Epps.
November 27, 2025 at 11:26 AM
John Cole’s Tennessee [for TENNESSEE LOOKOUT]: Giving thanks. Nearly $7 million has poured into the special election for the 7th Congressional District, both for Democrat Aftyn Behn and Republican Matt Van Epps.
Fox News coverage of the Tennessee special congressional race tilts in favor of the Republican candidate. www.foxnews.com/video/638558...
My opponent is a 'crazy Left-wing radical': Matt Van Epps | Fox News Video
Congressional candidate Matt Van Epps discusses his special election in Tennessee against opponent Aftyn Behn, who has received criticism for her stance on defunding the police on 'The Ingraham Angle....
www.foxnews.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Fox News coverage of the Tennessee special congressional race tilts in favor of the Republican candidate. www.foxnews.com/video/638558...
"They're coming to Tennessee to try to take a congressional seat.” Tennessee Republican Party Chair Scott Golden offered this warning to party faithful last week at the Cumberland County Lincoln Day Dinner in the tiny town of Crab Orchard. www.bbc.com/news/article...
The looming election Trump can't afford to lose
In a Tennessee district the president won by 22% last year, a Democratic upset could prompt Republican panic.
www.bbc.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:16 AM
"They're coming to Tennessee to try to take a congressional seat.” Tennessee Republican Party Chair Scott Golden offered this warning to party faithful last week at the Cumberland County Lincoln Day Dinner in the tiny town of Crab Orchard. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Matt Van Epps, the Republican candidate, and Aftyn Behn, the Democratic candidate, are facing off for the seat left open after Representative Mark Green, a Republican, resigned in July. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Who is Ahead in the Tennessee Seventh District Race? Latest 2025 Special Election Polls
Track the latest polls about Democrat Aftyn Behn and Republican Matt Van Epps in the special election in Tennessee's Seventh Congressional District.
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Matt Van Epps, the Republican candidate, and Aftyn Behn, the Democratic candidate, are facing off for the seat left open after Representative Mark Green, a Republican, resigned in July. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
In Tennessee, another test of the ongoing fragmentation of the Trump coalition is playing out in a December 2 special election for the U.S. House. prospect.org/2025/11/24/t...
Aftyn Behn: Running for Congress in deep red Tennessee
Aftyn Behn is trying to flip a seat Donald Trump won by 22 points in a December special election. Grocery bills and corporate taxes dominate.
prospect.org
November 27, 2025 at 11:09 AM
In Tennessee, another test of the ongoing fragmentation of the Trump coalition is playing out in a December 2 special election for the U.S. House. prospect.org/2025/11/24/t...
NASHVILLE, TN (WZTV) — It was a fairly mundane run-up to the December 2 special election in the 7th district congressional race until last week … when a five-year-old comment made by Democratic nominee Aftyn Behh of Nashville resurfaced. fox17.com/features/nas...
Has Democratic Congressional Nominee Aftyn Behn done herself irreparable harm?
It was a fairly mundane run up to the December 2 special election in the 7th district congressional race until last week. That's when a five year old commen
fox17.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
NASHVILLE, TN (WZTV) — It was a fairly mundane run-up to the December 2 special election in the 7th district congressional race until last week … when a five-year-old comment made by Democratic nominee Aftyn Behh of Nashville resurfaced. fox17.com/features/nas...
The Republican and Democratic contenders for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District are locked in a dead heat, according to a new poll—an unexpected shift in a seat President Donald Trump won by 22 points in 2024. www.newsweek.com/democrats-cl...
Democrats close to flipping Trump Tennessee District—Poll
Aftyn Behn was just two points behind Matt Van Epps in a district Donald Trump carried by 22 points in the 2024 presidential election.
www.newsweek.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:59 AM
The Republican and Democratic contenders for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District are locked in a dead heat, according to a new poll—an unexpected shift in a seat President Donald Trump won by 22 points in 2024. www.newsweek.com/democrats-cl...
Fox News anchor Julie Banderas not only tore into TN Democratic House candidate Aftyn Behn Wednesday, but also straight up said that Behn’s “mother did not do a very good job in raising her”…. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Fox News host: Dem candidate’s ‘mother didn’t do a very good job in raising her’
‘She’s got mommy issues, for sure,’ Fox News’ Julie Banderas said of Democratic House hopeful Aftyn Behn.
www.independent.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Fox News anchor Julie Banderas not only tore into TN Democratic House candidate Aftyn Behn Wednesday, but also straight up said that Behn’s “mother did not do a very good job in raising her”…. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Denty Cheatham, Guest Columnist: Public schools should not be weakened by diverting local students to distant private schools, thereby reallocating taxpayer money that should be used to strengthen them. www.tennessean.com/story/opinio...
Aftyn Behn's support for public schools should secure 7th District votes | Opinion
Public schools are important to the many rural communities in the 7th Congressional District. Voters should elect Aftyn Behn, who understands this.
www.tennessean.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Denty Cheatham, Guest Columnist: Public schools should not be weakened by diverting local students to distant private schools, thereby reallocating taxpayer money that should be used to strengthen them. www.tennessean.com/story/opinio...
“In my 25 years working as a lawyer on free-speech cases … I have never seen anything quite like this,” writes Greg Lukianoff/Foundation for Individual Rights & Expression (FIRE), in reference to a TN man who spent 37 days in jail for a Charlie Kirk post. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
Opinion | A Retired Police Officer Posted a Meme. It Earned Him 37 Days in Jail.
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:45 AM
“In my 25 years working as a lawyer on free-speech cases … I have never seen anything quite like this,” writes Greg Lukianoff/Foundation for Individual Rights & Expression (FIRE), in reference to a TN man who spent 37 days in jail for a Charlie Kirk post. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
Larry Bushart, the Lexington (TN) man arrested and jailed for more than a month in connection to a Facebook post including a quote from President Trump, has retained a leading First Amendment legal group. www.tennessean.com/story/news/2...
Man arrested after Charlie Kirk post retains First Amendment lawyers
After getting arrested over sharing a Trump quote on Facebook, a Lexington man is considering suing.
www.tennessean.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Larry Bushart, the Lexington (TN) man arrested and jailed for more than a month in connection to a Facebook post including a quote from President Trump, has retained a leading First Amendment legal group. www.tennessean.com/story/news/2...