Opinion: GOP hopefuls in Tennessee remain in the driver's seat. But some are failing the likability test.

Otis Sanford On Demand: Just Posted

Updated: October 09, 2026 4:00 AM CT

“A clean Republican sweep in Tennessee, while still likely, is no longer an automatic slam dunk.”

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Otis Sanford is a political columnist, author and professor emeritus in Journalism and Strategic Media at the University of Memphis.

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