Democrat Aftyn Behn significantly overperformed in deep-red Tennessee Tuesday night in a race that should have been a blowout win for MAGA. Republican Matt Van Epps won the special election for Tennessee's 7th congressional district by 53.9 percent to Behn’s 45.1 percent, a 9-point victory in a district Trump won in 2024 by 22 points.

Early voting results had Behn ahead as polls closed, creating unexpected optimism for Democrats eyeing the race all over the country. A Behn win would have been catastrophic for House Speaker Mike Johnson who is holding on to a hemorrhaging GOP majority by his finger tips after the resignation of Marjorie Taylor Greene, and with other expected departures in the coming months.

Though the Election Day vote tally solidified the win for the Trump-loyalist Va

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