In a divided Tennessee, Dollywood – and Dolly – shows us who we could be

By: Eric Patton

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: August 26, 2026

Words: 779

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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(This commentary was originally published in Nov. 26, 2025.)

We are a nation and state divided — on paper anyway.

The last presidential election was decided by a difference of 1.47%. Here in Tennessee, Republicans have held a supermajority in the state legislature for a little over a decade, but when given a choice statewide and gerrymandering is taken out, our Tennessee values are a lot less divided than our legislature would …

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