Democrats and their allies in the legacy media spent the last few weeks hyperventilating about the possibility of flipping a deep-red congressional seat in Tennessee, hoping to send a shockwave through the Republican Party ahead of the midterms and take that momentum to victory. They truly believed they could snatch victory in a district President Donald Trump carried by 22 points just last year.
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But reality came crashing down on them Tuesday night when Decision Desk HQ projected Matt Van Epps as the winner of the special election for Tennessee’s 7th congressional district around 9:10 PM ET.
Decision Desk HQ projects Matt Van Epps to win the US House special election in Tennessee’s 7th congressional district.#DecisionMade: 9:06 pm ET pic.twitter.com/Uud1B74sKx
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— Decision Desk HQ
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