For Democrats, building a bench is a first step

Dedication to multi-year process, making more than one run at office, may be path to success for minority party More

For state Dems, not losing is the new winning

After 7 Dems retired and 3 were drawn out of district, party leaders see retaining seats, adding 4 as victory More

Campaign money flows in late effort to influence legislative agenda

Hinting at discussions lawmakers promise to have, interest groups dish last-minute money to candidates More

Garrison, Munday lead field of candidates for Democratic chair

Party treasurer David Garrison and former communications director Wade Munday line up for run at seat More

State GOP outspends Dems by near 3-to-1 margin in final days

Republicans spend about $1.74 million into state-level races while Democrats spend $617,811 More

Forrester calls for Haslam's texts with DesJarlais over affair flap

Call for text messages comes day after second DesJarlais patient said she had sexual relationship with him More

Tennessee voters attract little attention from candidates driven by Electoral College

For millions of voters, outside a local measure or two, election season practically ended with the primaries More
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Buoyed by primary win, GOP conservative wing takes aim at speaker's seat

Challenge to House Speaker Beth Harwell’s position from right may be about ideology … or just about power grab More

In Davidson districts, battles for party’s nomination heat up

No matter the November outcomes, Davidson County delegation will include several new faces come January More
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After fall from power, state Democrats look for 'new path forward'

Leaders hope new political business model can win back some of last decade's losses More
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