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The Republican candidates for governor all seem to be campaigning not just against each other, but against Washington.

“Tennessee’s facing a budget crisis of almost a billion and a half dollars. And Washington’s making it worse.”
“The federal government is not the solution; it’s the problem.”
“And if Washington doesn’t like it, we’ll give them the boot.”

Those were ads for Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam, U.S. Representative Zach Wamp, and state Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey.

The three campaigns tout that drive against federal authority to varying degrees. WPLN’s Daniel Potter reports on the escalating rhetoric over state sovereignty.

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