Here's why this longshot race should be on your radar.

MADDOW BLOG: Why a special election in Tennessee is suddenly generating unexpected attention

John, if progressive Aftyn Behn wins the special congressional election in Tennessee on Tuesday, the shockwave will roar through the political world like an earthquake. Here’s why this longshot race should be on your radar.

This is a deep red district. In 2024, Trump won it by 22 points. These are the voters who repeatedly sent right-wing extremist Marsha Blackburn to the House.

But the latest polls show Aftyn Behn running neck and neck with her Republican opponent – within the margin of error. We have to be honest here. Districts like this are really hard to flip. But if Aftyn does it, the impact will be enormous.

Aftyn Behn’s team is all-hands-on-deck knocking on doors the next 6 days to Get Out The Vote. If you can chip in right now, they will put your donation to work literally within hours.

If Aftyn wins or even comes close to flipping this seat, it will show what’s possible when the Democratic establishment stops rejecting and starts embracing a new generation of visionary leaders who challenge billionaires and corporate corruption and speak directly to working families.

In a district that hasn’t sent a Democrat to Congress since 1980, Aftyn is saying to voters what too many in the Democratic establishment won’t:

"Billionaires and greedy corporations have rigged our system…it’s not left versus right, it’s top versus bottom."

"If we don’t bring change to Congress, the billionaires and bought out politicians will continue to rig the system against us."

It’s not just the voters who are noticing. Aftyn is being supported by trusted organizations like End Citizens United and Congressional Progressive Caucus Leaders Maxwell Frost and Pramila Jayapal.

So, yes, this race is a longshot. But it is also a hell of an opportunity.

Chip in here to help Aftyn Behn Get Out The Vote this weekend.

Thanks for being with us in this fight.

-- The PCCC Elections Team

 

 

 




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