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Race for Tennessee Governor About to Get Nasty?

Jun 12, 2026

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3 min read

Race for Tennessee Governor About to Get Nasty?

Rose Campaign Seems to Have Little Choice about Attacking Blackburn

Mike Carpenter
Mike Carpenter

MSCS

+5

DeBerry Partially Answers Urgent Questions. New Questions Arise.

Jun 5, 2026

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2 min read

DeBerry Partially Answers Urgent Questions. New Questions Arise.

Mike Carpenter
Mike Carpenter

Politics

+3

Yes on 2 Will Pass

Jun 5, 2026

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3 min read

Yes on 2 Will Pass

But it doesn't mean that it's a good idea for Tennessee

Mike Carpenter
Mike Carpenter

Politics

+2

Platner's Plight Disqualifying

Jun 5, 2026

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3 min read

Platner's Plight Disqualifying

Integrity demands Democrats cut their losses and invest elsewhere

Mike Carpenter
Mike Carpenter

MSCS

+5

What I got Right. What I got Wrong.

May 29, 2026

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5 min read

What I got Right. What I got Wrong.

Update on 7 Predictions for the MSCS Takeover

Mike Carpenter
Mike Carpenter

Politics

+6

Two Offices are Better than One

May 29, 2026

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3 min read

Two Offices are Better than One

Haphazard redistricting leads politicians to seek two offices at once

Mike Carpenter
Mike Carpenter

Politics

+1

It’s Not the Crime. It’s the Cover Up.

May 29, 2026

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2 min read

It’s Not the Crime. It’s the Cover Up.

Non-disclosure Proposal Designed to Hide Administration’s Transgressions

Mike Carpenter
Mike Carpenter

Politics

+2

MAGA Misses the Plot

May 22, 2026

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2 min read

MAGA Misses the Plot

No Legal, Ethical, or Moral Line Trump Won’t Cross

Mike Carpenter
Mike Carpenter

Politics

+2

Delay of Carruthers Execution Not an Act of Mercy

May 22, 2026

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3 min read

Delay of Carruthers Execution Not an Act of Mercy

Governor Lee's Decision is about Preserving the State's Death Penalty

Mike Carpenter
Mike Carpenter

Politics

+2

A Duty to the Constitution

May 22, 2026

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4 min read

A Duty to the Constitution

Do Your Part No Matter How Small It Seems

Mike Carpenter
Mike Carpenter

Politics

+2

The Budget Dance Begins

May 15, 2026

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2 min read

The Budget Dance Begins

County Mayor Lee Harris Presents His Final Budget

Mike Carpenter
Mike Carpenter

Politics

+3

The Best Candidate for Governor You May Not Have Heard Of...Yet

May 15, 2026

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2 min read

The Best Candidate for Governor You May Not Have Heard Of...Yet

Independent Lauren Pinkston is a legitimate candidate for Tennessee Governor

Mike Carpenter
Mike Carpenter

Politics

+2

U.S. Senate Can't Be Gerrymandered, and It's in Play

May 15, 2026

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3 min read

U.S. Senate Can't Be Gerrymandered, and It's in Play

The latest on 5 races Democrats can win

Mike Carpenter
Mike Carpenter

Politics

+3

The Indefatigable Henri Brooks

May 8, 2026

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3 min read

The Indefatigable Henri Brooks

Before the Tennessee 3, there was Henri

Mike Carpenter
Mike Carpenter

Politics

+4

Shelby County Primary Elections

May 8, 2026

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3 min read

Shelby County Primary Elections

Lowery, Buckner, Hall winners, Feagins Flunks Out

Mike Carpenter
Mike Carpenter

Politics

+6

4 Observations from Tennessee’s Redistricting Vote

May 8, 2026

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3 min read

4 Observations from Tennessee’s Redistricting Vote

What You May Have Missed

Mike Carpenter
Mike Carpenter

Politics

+3

Appeals Court Leaves Guard Questions Unsettled

May 1, 2026

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2 min read

Appeals Court Leaves Guard Questions Unsettled

A short-term legal win could have long-term consequences

Mike Carpenter
Mike Carpenter

Politics

+2

3 Reasons Comey Won't Be '86'd'

May 1, 2026

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3 min read

3 Reasons Comey Won't Be '86'd'

A Non-lawyer's Take on the Latest Indictment

Mike Carpenter
Mike Carpenter

Politics

+4

Two Things Can Be True at Once

May 1, 2026

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2 min read

Two Things Can Be True at Once

Blackburn Calls for Gerrymander of 9th Congressional District

Mike Carpenter
Mike Carpenter

MSCS

+6

Accountability for Thee, Not for Me

Apr 24, 2026

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2 min read

Accountability for Thee, Not for Me

Memphis Schools Get Takeover, Private Schools Absolved from State Testing

Mike Carpenter
Mike Carpenter

Politics

+3

Charlottesville ‘Unite the Right’ Rally at the Core of SPLC Indictment

Apr 24, 2026

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2 min read

Charlottesville ‘Unite the Right’ Rally at the Core of SPLC Indictment

Analysis shows Charges are DOJ Overreach

Mike Carpenter
Mike Carpenter

MSCS

+3

7 Predictions about the MSCS Takeover

Apr 24, 2026

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4 min read

7 Predictions about the MSCS Takeover

9-member board of managers with oversight authority to be appointed soon.

Mike Carpenter
Mike Carpenter

Politics

+2

Failure to File Easy Disclosure Reveals Hard Truth about Transparency

Apr 17, 2026

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2 min read

Failure to File Easy Disclosure Reveals Hard Truth about Transparency

Smiley, Lowery, and Collins should file their reports to cultivate trust

Mike Carpenter
Mike Carpenter

Politics

+4

Omitting the ‘Local’ in Local Control

Apr 17, 2026

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4 min read

Omitting the ‘Local’ in Local Control

Supermajority usurps local decision-making

Mike Carpenter
Mike Carpenter

Charlie Kirk

+3

Vance Anchored in Hypocrisy Not Truth

Apr 17, 2026

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2 min read

Vance Anchored in Hypocrisy Not Truth

Criticism of Pope Suited for Franklin Graham

Mike Carpenter
Mike Carpenter
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