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The case for Trump's command of the Republican base held in Tennessee Thursday.
Brent Taylor won the GOP nomination in the redrawn 9th Congressional District with Trump's backing, while former Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher handed Trump-endorsed incumbent Rep.
Andy Ogles a primary defeat in the 5th District, complicating the White House's claim to reliable primary dominance. Where the map and the money collided Ogles was not running on friendly ground.
Tennessee Republicans redrew his 5th District this spring, replacing much of the electorate that had sent him to Congress twice with new Republican voters who had no prior relationship with him.
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