Dossier
Tennessee GOP
Coverage of Tennessee GOP in the Nexus archive.
- Tennessee GOP leaders condemn ‘No wars for Jews’ flyers bearing Young Republicans name
Tennessee GOP leaders condemned flyers bearing the Young Republicans name with the message 'No wars for Jews.' A Jewish state lawmaker confronted the man behind the mailers, who defended the rhetoric by stating it was 'right then, and it is right now.'
- Tennessee GOP Moves to Decimate Black Voting Power After Supreme Court’s Blessing of Jim Crow
The Tennessee GOP has passed new redistricting maps that eliminate the state's only Black-majority district, diluting the votes of Memphis's 63% Black population and handing the entire state to Republicans. This move follows the Supreme Court's ruling to gut the Voting Rights Act. The new maps are expected to disproportionately affect Black working-class interests.