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How Trump Is Influencing Tennessee’s Race For Governor

Diane Black has touted her support for President Trump in TV ads.
Diane Black for Governor via YouTube
Diane Black has touted her support for President Trump in TV ads.

President Donald Trump won't be on the ballot this fall, but he looms large over the races for Congress and governor.

Candidates can boost themselves with conservatives by standing close to Trump — sometimes literally. But no leader in recent history has been as polarizing as the president, so they risk alienating voters elsewhere on the political spectrum.

In this week's edition of The Tri-Star State, WPLN's Jason Moon Wilkins and Chas Sisk talk about that balancing act.

The Tri-Star State — A Tennessee Politics Podcast — June 10, 2018

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Chas joined WPLN in 2015 after eight years with The Tennessean, including more than five years as the newspaper's statehouse reporter.Chas has also covered communities, politics and business in Massachusetts and Washington, D.C. Chas grew up in South Carolina and attended Columbia University in New York, where he studied economics and journalism. Outside of work, he's a dedicated distance runner, having completed a dozen marathons