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partisanship

On guns and abortion, polling shows Tennesseans at odds with their elected lawmakers

Blaise GaineyandCatherine Sweeney

May 24, 2024

The state legislature continues to lose favor with Tennessee voters.  A 2020 poll by Vanderbilt University showed 60% approval of the Tennessee General Assembly — and the latest polling, out this month, shows that figure has dropped to 46%.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Abortion, Elections 2024, guns, partisanship, Vanderbilt Poll

Analysis: Tennessee’s congressional delegation is particularly partisan

Nina Cardona

May 15, 2024

Knoxville Republican Tim Burchett is the member of Tennessee’s congressional delegation most likely to reach across the aisle. But taken as a whole, the people who this state’s voters have sent to Washington D.C. rank pretty low for bipartisanship.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Andy Ogles, Bill Hagerty, Congress, Elections 2024, Marsha Blackburn, partisanship, Tim Burchett

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