Tennessee’s Seventh District was created to be safely Republican, but in recent special elections across the country Democrats have done significantly better than they did in 2024.

There was yet another sign this week of a potential 2026 wave that could hand control of the House of Representatives to Democrats.

In focus groups, 14 swing voters from New Jersey and Virginia voiced negative views of both parties and were down on Trump and drawn to Democrats they saw as moderates.

Republicans saw a dip in their share of the total vote in every District 7 county, while Democrats made gains in every county.

During his remarks at the APEC Summit in South Korea last month, Donald Trump slipped up and admitted he didn't win the 2024 presidential election, implying that he committed election fraud. Trump stated,

A 63-year-old Philadelphia man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday for threatening to kill a Pennsylvania election official in 2024, officials said.

The chief appraiser copied over incorrect numbers when calculating the voting power of Tarrant County taxing entities in the 2024 election.

This week's Tennessee special election shows Republican Matt Van Epps narrowly defeated Democrat Aftyn Behn in a Trump +20 district. That is a red alert that the GOP is in trouble.