Does Tennessee business growth matter if no one enjoys living here?

By: Ren Brabenec

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: August 3, 2026

Words: 1,013

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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Tennessee’s election season is in full swing, and a cursory view of Republican candidates’ campaign ads would have one think they were watching Saturday Night Live skits.

U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, thought to be the frontrunner in the Republican gubernatorial primary, put out an ad laced with Asian stereotypes and racist dogwhistles, in which she crushes fortune cookies to symbolize taking a hardline stance against China. I guess no one told Blackburn that fortune …

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