Conflicting polls and what becomes of competition after the primaries
Republican contender for Governor and U.S. Rep. John Rose campaigns in Collierville on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
The Republican primary for Governor includes battling polls and a look at post primary unity — the hopes, and the reality.
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for almost 50 years covering a wide variety of stories from the 1977 death of Elvis Presley and the 1978 police and fire strikes to numerous political campaigns, every county mayor and every Memphis Mayor starting with Wyeth Chandler.
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