With hours to go before Republicans choose a nominee for Congress in Tennessee’s 5th District Thursday, all signs point to the defeat of freshman Rep. Andy Ogles at the hands of Courtney Johnston, a Nashville Metro Council member.
Both are stalwart conservatives and supporters of Donald Trump. The former president, however, did endorse Ogles early and many local observers feel this is what might save him from what seems a likely defeat.
It is not Ogles’ voting record or constituent service that puts him in peril but the very murky situation surrounding the funding of his initial House race two years ago.
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