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Too Close for Comfort? The Tennessee District 7 Special Election - What Really Happened...

December 4, 2025·16 min·1 clip

Brandon Lewis reveals why Matt Van Epps' COVID-19 policies made him an unappealing candidate, sparking voter backlash.

Brandon Lewis discusses the Tennessee District 7 special election, criticizing candidate Matt Van Epps for his COVID-19 policies and analyzing voter turnout. The conversation then shifts to rising crime in Chattanooga and failures in local leadership, followed by a critique of Governor Bill Lee's handling of National Guard deployment without legislative approval.

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A forceful, partisan discussion that is at its best when it stays focused on the campaign contrast.

Brandon Lewis anchors a discussion that turns on a Tennessee race, with the campaign presented as needing more discipline and a clearer line in the primary.

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You want a blunt Tennessee politics conversation about a candidate contrast and what the opposing campaigns got wrong.

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