the republican-led tennessee legislator said it to pass a bill that requires anybody running for congress in tennessee to have lived in their district for at least three years before they run. that seemed squarely aimed at booting morgan ortagus off the ticket for that seat. then arose another problem. the tennessee secretary of state said that new bill wouldn t actually apply to miss ortagus because it was passed after the filing deadline. but then republicans in the tennessee legislator decided they were going to kick her out of the race anyway. they instead just voted to remove her name off the ballot. donald trump s handpicked candidate, they just took her off the ballot, full stop. now it s unclear whether it s going to actually work and whether morgan ortagus might challenge her removal from the ballot in court. but either way, this is a twist, right? this is an interesting and surprising tire or in republican politics right now. trump not getting his way in the republican party,
running for congress in tennessee to have lived in their district for at least three years before they run. that seemed squarely aimed at booting morgan ortagus off the ticket for that seat. then arose another problem. the tennessee secretary of state said that new bill wouldn t actually apply to miss ortagus because it was passed after the filing deadline. but then republicans in the tennessee legislator decided they were going to kick her out of the race anyway. they instead just voted to remove her name off the ballot. donald trump s handpicked candidate, they just took her off the ballot, full stop. now it s unclear whether it s going to actually work and whether morgan ortagus might challenge her removal from the ballot in court. but either way, this is a twist, right? this is an interesting and surprising tire or in republican politics right now. trump not getting his way in the republican party, particularly in the south. that s new. him getting popped in the nose by the republi