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The Silent Coup in Tennessee: How Gerrymandering is Strangling Democracy in the Volunteer State

Tennessee's 2026 primary elections are poised to reshape the state's political landscape, with key contests for governor and Congress unfolding under a new, heavily gerrymandered map that has forced a longtime Democratic representative into retirement. The blatant manipulation of electoral districts to disenfranchise a major American city like Memphis is a direct assault on representative democracy and the fundamental principle of one person, one vote.