Not the half-dozen or so public polls that are available, that’s for sure. Polling in TN is usually considerably less accurate than national or swing state polls. So, I’m just guessing that Trump isn’t here because he enjoys the scenery.
Given that he’s campaigning in Clarksville, a small town that due to our absurdly gerrymandered districts shares congressional representation with Memphis and Nashville, I think it’s probably more about limiting the impact of the midterms on the House than it is about the statewide races. But the fact that he has to shore up support in the districts Republicans hand-crafted to be safe is significant.
But between xAI, ICE, and (sigh…) gas prices, a lot of “independents” in TN are souring on Trump. The difference between trump at a 40% approval and 30% approval has a disproportionate impact in states like TN. The state is red, but it isn’t as solidly red as it appears.
Green can win. It may be she won’t, but she can. She sure as shit wouldn’t have a chance if everyone were as pessimistic as you are.
The post that brought the president and his senate crony to their knees: https://slrpnk.net/post/43455165
Trump in TN: https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/10/10/trump-rally-clarksville-live-updates/92168605007/
If you’re in TN, or elsewhere in the US, make sure you vote! the fewer allies Trump has in government, the better the next two years will be.
Lotta people out here who will vote republican just to spite a democrat. But I think there are more who just buy the line that republican governance is a foregone conclusion for TN, so they don’t bother to vote. Governor Lee only got 59% of the vote in 2018, and that was only with ~50% voter turnout. I think that’s an easily overcome-able margin, especially considering Blackburn’s history of passing legislation that favors those who bankroll her campaigns.
She wouldn’t give me the time of day unless I paid her for it.
I never feel like I can strike the right tone with memes. And I know there are bigger things than the TN governor race right now. But I think if Blackburn didn’t get the Governorship, a lot of peoples’ lives will be better. And I think it would be pretty dang funny.
When opening it I realized I had actually bought a 12-pack of bratwursts. Score.
I have recently accidentally come into possession of a bunch of old lead acid batteries, ranging from a few months to several years without charging or maintenance. I could just get rid of them, but I would like to recondition and reuse them as additional power storage for my solar array, if possible. I have been looking at desulfator chargers online and I am planning on getting one and hooking it up to the batteries and just seeing what happens.
Does anyone have any experience reconditioning old lead acid batteries? Are there pitfalls I should be aware of? Since they are of unknown condition, am I better off scrapping them and buying new?
Howdy neighbor. I have lived in TN for about double that. I don’t agree with your assessment, and good for me, because if I did I would be disinclined to even try and change things. I hope we can get better governance in both our states.