Inside Politics - NewsChannel 5 Plus Nashville
Oct 10, 2026 · 22 min · 11 segments
This November 3, 2026, is Election Day. This year, two Independent Party candidates continue to build momentum in their campaigns, muddying the field for Republican Marsha Blackburn and Democrat Jerri…
David HatleyGuest
Lauren PinkstonGuestBen HallHost
You know, I think the polling we've got internally shows the temperature is it's a different political climate right now.
So we're counting on getting our message across to all the Tennesseans, and we believe we can win this race.
We see independents like in Nebraska that are beating Republicans right now in a state Senate race.
Years ago, that was tough, but we're running a different independent campaign, as you've seen.
The number of spots and the money we're spending has never been done in Tennessee.
You offered a million dollars if Blackburn would debate you, which I don't think she is.
The question I hear people ask, where do you get all of this money? Where is it coming from?
Well, it's coming from successful companies that Tennesseans built right by my side.
You know, I think the polling we've got internally shows the temperature is it's a different political climate right now.
So we're counting on getting our message across to all the Tennesseans, and we believe we can win this race.
We see independents like in Nebraska that are beating Republicans right now in a state Senate race.
Years ago, that was tough, but we're running a different independent campaign, as you've seen.
The number of spots and the money we're spending has never been done in Tennessee.
You offered a million dollars if Blackburn would debate you, which I don't think she is.
The question I hear people ask, where do you get all of this money? Where is it coming from?
Well, it's coming from successful companies that Tennesseans built right by my side.
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