Nelson: Lamar Alexander has one more job to do
Mike Nelson says U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, seen here in January, has kept his head down, focusing relentlessly on education and health policy. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Michael Nelson
Michael Nelson is contributing editor and columnist for The Daily Memphian, the political analyst for WMC-TV, and the Fulmer professor of political science at Rhodes College. His latest books are “Clinton's Elections: 1992, 1996, and the Birth of a New Era of Governance" and “The American Presidency: Origins and Development, 1776-2018.”
The senator has focused relentlessly on education and health policy, working to enact the sort of important legislation that Congress is supposed to deal with instead of attacking or defending the president’s conduct.
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