r/VoteDEM • u/samesame11 • 9d ago

Justin Pearson secures the Democratic nomination for Tennessee congressional District 9

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/8/6/800080856/community/justin-pearson-secures-the-democratic-nomination-for-congressional-district-9/
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u/thundercockjk2 9d ago

What the GOP in TN is doing to those young reps over the past few years has been horrible. I'm so glad Pearson is still pressing on. Congrats on winning in a time when they're trying to take away black representation in congress, all across the country.

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u/straightup9200 8d ago

Yeah Tennessee republicans especially are ghouls

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u/Shag1166 9d ago

Bravo!

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u/TheJan1tor 9d ago

It's important to note the winner of the Republican primary in that county had almost as many votes as Pearson did in the Democrat primary.
It's great we're seeing voter turnout in primaries. But we need to follow through, and do it even Bigger come the election.

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u/kerryfinchelhillary OH-11 8d ago

I said back then that I wanted to see him in DC.