He's Running In a District Trump Won By 21 Points. Democrats See an Opening
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When the Democratic state representative announced that he would continue to run for Congress in a gerrymandered district five months ago, it was seen by many in Tennessee and Washington as more symbolic than viable. Pearson had originally planned to run in a majority-Black district in the Memphis area, challenging Rep. Steven Cohen, a ten-term Democratic incumbent. Then in May, the Republican-controlled state legislature redrew Tennessee's congressional map, splitting off parts of Memphis and combining…
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