Why Marsha Blackburn Is The Right Choice For Tennessee
Brent Scher, Editor in Chief
July 16, 2026
“My family was tired of worrying about how our kids were being indoctrinated at school. We dreaded paying into a tax system that would spend our money on things we hate. We wanted to live in a state that America’s best companies are flocking to, not running away from. I work for a company that ran here from California. I want what Marsha Blackburn is promising: to make sure Tennessee remains America’s conservative leader.
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“It’s because Tennessee sees what Blackburn is doing. Before she was in Congress, she was in the state legislature leading the charge to get rid of the state income tax. In Washington, she’s established herself as an influential member of President Donald Trump’s inner circle, bringing the president’s attention to our state. She’s also been at the forefront of the fight to protect women’s sports from liberal insanity.
“…she was digging in on the issues that make Tennessee a magnet for big business looking to succeed, and knew the issues on a granular level. The company is building the largest supercomputer in the world, and informed leaders like Blackburn helped convince Musk to build it in Tennessee.
“Others have thrown their hat in the ring to challenge Blackburn. Republican Congressman John Rose has been largely self-funding his campaign, which is buoyed by $7 million in spending — compared to just $1 million from Blackburn.
“He’s running as a successful Tennessee businessman, but his business record has been a problem. Oddest was the snafu regarding his campaign ad promising that he wouldn’t let ‘woke’ companies like Starbucks come to Tennessee to ‘push DEI.’
“It was a good ad, until it was revealed that the software company where he’s CEO posted about Black Lives Matter on Instagram in 2020. His company deleted the post; he said he had no idea.
“There are also questions over whether he’s overstating his business record. In his campaign posts, he talks about being the founder of an IT training company. But he has also said to the press, prior to his political career, that he actually wasn’t the founder at all. He joined the company two years after it was founded, he told The Tennessean.
“…We’ve been at the forefront of every national victory, because of leaders like Blackburn. Tennessee is growing because people and some of the most successful corporations in the world want to be part of it.
“Marsha Blackburn is the leader who will keep that momentum going, and make it undeniable that Tennessee is America’s conservative leader. Early voting starts on Friday.”
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Brent Scher is the Editor in Chief of The Daily Wire. Founded in 2015, The Daily Wire is a conservative news outlet based in Nashville, Tennessee.
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