FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump and top Republicans made a last-ditch push on Monday to prevent embarrassment in a hotly contested Tennessee special election for Congress , while Democrats enlisted former Vice President Al Gore and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to back their candidate.

The crush of big-name politicians came as Trump hopes to rebound from recent Republican losses around the country as Tennessee voters choose the next representative for the reliably conservative 7th U.S. House Congressional District on Tuesday. Democrats want a strong showing that could propel them in next year's midterm elections that will determine control of Congress.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, who is trying to protect his party's narrow majority, dialed up Trump while speaki

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