Tennessee Legislature
Counterpoints on the General Assembly, Republican supermajority, and the politics of Tennessee state government as covered by the Nashville Scene.
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Politics · Tennessee Legislature
What the Scene's Gavel Down Coverage Carefully Avoids
Six articles, one frame: Republicans bad. The actual 2026 session was more interesting than that, and the Scene's own reporting proves it.
Responding to: The Nashville Scene's six-part "Gavel Down" cover package on the 2026 General Assembly
Politics · RedistrictingTennessee Republicans Aren't Trump Loyalists. They're Just Winning.
Phillips' theory is that the special session proves the TN GOP is in Trump's pocket. The simpler theory: partisan opportunity, not religious devotion.
Responding to: "Opinion: The Tennessee GOP's Boundless Trump Loyalism," Betsy Phillips, Nashville Scene