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Democrats waltzed into Tennessee and tried to swipe the seat held by Former Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) this week.

Winning special elections for House seats is a delicate dance. But Rep.-elect Matt Van Epps (R-Tenn.) defeated Democrat Aftyn Behn by nine points.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) noted that the Cook Political Report rates that district to favor the GOP by about 10 points.

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“It’s not an R-plus-25. The President won it by 22 points. It’s actually rated to be a slightly Republican district. So winning it by nine points is almost exactly on the nose of what we might expect,” said Johnson.

In other words, Republicans won the special election by

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