So I waited until the dust settled after the TN election to suggest this, but....

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78. My apologies. You are correct. I replied to the wrong post

Sometimes these threads get disorienting. I think we agree.

Terms like "center" , "left" and "right" really do not serve us well. It is not like any candidate is advocating for forced sex changes, the banning of all firearms, the elimination of all drug laws, the dismantling of police departments or anything like that. This rhetorical war came up in the recent elections where some Dems (and virtually all Republlicans triesd to imply that Mamdani was way outside mainstream thinking whereas Sherill was very "conservative:" in her views. There really wasn't a big difference.

Mamdani was SPECIFIC. He proposed REAL ideas, tangible proposals for rent, for taxation, for transportation affordability. Other Dems avoid taking solid positions.

Here is a summary of Behn's principles from her website:

Aftyn believes good government should work for everyone, not just the elites. Whether she’s organizing to stop private equity from buying up generational Black family homes through her 2025 Homes, Not Hedge Funds bill, or advocating for fair funding for rural communities through her 2025 Rural Prosperity Act, Aftyn has consistently prioritized transparency and accountability for both urban and rural communities. She’s committed to building an economy that prioritizes workers, supports small businesses, and gives every Tennessean — no matter their zip code — a fair shot at an affordable life and a promising future.

I wish somebody would tell me what is too liberal to Tennessee in any of this. If standing up to hedge funds and billionaires is too liberal for Tennessee, we have a lot of work to do. Objecting to sending most of our national wealth to a few thousand fantastically rich people is not a crazy liberal idea.