Why did they allow Trinidad James to fuck up a perfectly good song like "Uptown Funk"?
Previous states, in publishing order: North Dakota, South Dakota, Alaska, Delaware, Maine, New Hampshire, Hawaii, Idaho, Nebraska, West Virginia, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Kansas, West Virginia, Mississippi, Iowa, Connecticut, Oklahoma, Oregon, Kentucky, South Carolina, Louisiana, Alabama, Colorado, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Maryland, Missouri
Just like Bruce Jenner's gender reassignment surgery, this is not gonna be pretty.
1st District (blue): Steve Cohen (D-Memphis). Shelby County gets two districts now. The first one is most of downtown Memphis and Germantown. 50.9% Black. 65.5% Obama. Obviously, with this being a minority-majority district, Cohen will continue to get primary challengers. But the winner of the Democratic primary will coast to the win in November. Safe D.
2d District (green): Open. The rest of Memphis and its suburbs. 54.1% Black. 62.3% Obama. An African-American candidate not named Harold Ford, Jr., would undoubtedly represent this Memphis district starting in January 2017. Safe D.
3d District (purple): Stephen Fincher (R-Frog Jump). Jackson, Brownsville, Dyersburg, and Union City. 59.5% McCain. Safe R.
4th District (red): Open. Clarksville, Dickson, and parts of Lexington. 59.1% McCain. Safe R.
5th District (gold): Stereotypical dumb blonde Marsha Blackburn (R-Brentwood). Franklin, Columbia, Savannah, and the rest of Lexington. 65.3% McCain. Safe R.
6th District (teal): Jim Cooper (D-Nashville). Just Nashville. 50.3% racial clusterfuck. 68% Obama. Cooper is now open to a primary, as this district becomes more liberal and less white. But the winner of the primary will trounce whichever Republican is brave/stupid enough to run. Safe D.
7th District (dark gray): Diane Black (R-Gallatin). Nashville's suburbs, Springfield, and Hendersonville. 62.2% McCain. Safe R.
8th District (slate blue): Open. Murfreesboro, Lebanon, and Livingston. 60.8% McCain. Safe R.
9th District (cyan): Bald-faced hypocrite Scott DesJarlais (R-South Pittsburg). Fayetteville, Cookeville, and Lynchburg. 63.1% McCain. DesJarlais will continue to get primary challengers from Republicans who are less hypocritical about abortion, but no Republican will lose in the general. Safe R.
10th District (deep pink): Chuck Fleischmann (R-Chattanooga). A very compact district in southeastern Tennessee. Just three whole counties plus one precinct of a fourth. Chattanooga and Cleveland. 59.5% McCain. Fleischmann loses the entire northern 75% of his current district, but Chattanooga remains the base; therefore, Fleischmann is in no danger in the primary. Or the general, for that matter. Safe R.
11th District (chartreuse): Open. Athens, Dayton, Oak Ridge, and Church Hill. 67.9% McCain. Safe R.
12th District (cornflower blue): John "Jimmy" Duncan (R-Knoxville). Another compact district, but this one is composed of just two counties--all of Knox County and almost all of Grainger County. It's Knoxville and Rutledge. Despite being largely urban, this is a 61.1% McCain district. Safe R.
13th District (dark salmon): Open. The Smoky Mountains region. Maryville, Morristown, Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, and Gatlinburg. This is the most conservative part of Tennessee, although it is home to a great progressive voice, the iconic Dolly Parton. 70.3% McCain. Safe R.
14th District (olive): Phil Roe (R-Johnson City). The eastern tip of Tennessee, including the Tri-Cities--Kingsport, Johnson City, and Bristol. 69.1% McCain. Safe R.
16 Electoral Votes: Unfortunately, this state is not getting bluer any time soon. Safe R.
CUBE ROOT HOUSE (338 required for majority)
States counted: AK, AL, AR, CO, CT, DE, HI, IA, ID, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VT, WI, WV, WY
Best case scenario
Safe D: 69 (added TN-1, TN-2, TN-6)
Lean D: 38
Tossup: 11
Lean R: 7
Safe R: 91 (added TN-3, TN-4, TN-5, TN-7, TN-8, TN-9, TN-10, TN-11, TN-12, TN-13, TN-14)
Total: 107 D, 11 Toss, 98 R
Worst case scenario
Safe D: 64 (added TN-1, TN-2, TN-6)
Lean D: 24
Tossup: 21
Lean R: 10
Safe R: 97 (added TN-3, TN-4, TN-5, TN-7, TN-8, TN-9, TN-10, TN-11, TN-12, TN-13, TN-14)
Total: 88 D, 21 Toss, 107 R
CUBE ROOT ELECTORAL COLLEGE (390 required for presidency)
States counted: AK, AL, AR, CO, CT, DE, HI, IA, ID, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VT, WI, WV, WY
Best case scenario
Safe D: CT (10), DE (4), HI (5), MD (15), ME (4), OR (10), RI (4), VT (3) = 55
Lean D: IA (9), ME (1), MN (14), NE (1), NH (5), NM (7), NV (8), WI (14) = 59
Tossup: CO (13), MO (15), NE (1) = 29
Lean R: MT (4), SC (12) = 16
Safe R: AK (4), AL (12), AR (8), ID (5), KS (8), KY (12), LA (12), MS (9), ND (4), NE (4), OK (10), SD (4), TN (16), UT (8), WV (6), WY (3) = 125
Total: 114 D, 29 Toss, 141 R
Worst case scenario
Safe D: CT (10), DE (4), HI (5), MD (15), ME (4), OR (10), RI (4), VT (3) = 55
Lean D: ME (1), MN (14), NE (1), NH (5), NM (7), WI (14) = 42
Tossup: CO (13), IA (9), MO (15), NV (8) = 45
Lean R: MT (4), NE (1), SC (12) = 17
Safe R: AK (4), AL (12), AR (8), ID (5), KS (8), KY (12), LA (12), MS (9), ND (4), NE (4), OK (10), SD (4), TN (16), UT (8), WV (6), WY (3) = 125
Total: 97 D, 45 Toss, 142 R