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The Tri-Star State: What Blackburn And Lee Mean For Tennessee And The GOP

Sen.-elect Marsha Blackburn will likely represent a new breed of Republican representing Tennessee in the U.S. Senate.
Marsha Blackburn for Senate via Twitter
Sen.-elect Marsha Blackburn will likely represent a new breed of Republican representing Tennessee in the U.S. Senate.

The Tri-Star State — A Tennessee Politics Podcast — Week of Nov. 11, 2018

Tennesseans bucked a couple of longtime trends last week when they elected Marsha Blackburn. Not only is she the state's first female U.S. senator. Voters statewide also showed a clear preference for a Republican who embodies what could be called "the tea party wing" of the GOP.

WPLN's Sergio Martínez-Beltrán has been reporting on the elections. He joins Jason Moon Wilkins to discuss what the voters’ choice of Blackburn and Governor-elect Bill Lee mean for Tennessee.

Nashville Public Radio's ongoing conversations about Tennessee politics are available in a podcast, The Tri-Star State. You can listen by visiting wpln.org/tristar or subscribe using your favorite podcasting app.

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Sergio Martínez-Beltrán is Nashville Public Radio’s political reporter. Prior to moving to Nashville, Sergio covered education for the Standard-Examiner newspaper in Ogden, Utah. He is a Puerto Rico native and his work has also appeared on NPR station WKAR, San Antonio Express-News, Inter News Service, GFR Media and WMIZ 1270 AM.
Jason Moon Wilkins