Swordsmyth
11-15-2017, 03:16 PM
Conservative activist Andy Ogles has dropped out of the 2018 Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Tennessee, citing the altered political landscape after Sen. Bob Corker decided not to run and the deep pockets of other GOP candidates.
Ogles, former head of the Tennessee branch of Americans for Prosperity, a right-wing advocacy group funded by the conservative Koch brothers, announced his departure in a statement Wednesday, ending a run that lasted less than two months.
His exit — which had been widely expected following Corker's decision to retire — leaves U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Brentwood, and former Rep. Stephen Fincher, R-Frog Jump, as the main GOP contenders. Perennial candidate Larry Crim is also running as a Republican.
More at: http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2017/11/15/republican-andy-ogles-drops-out-tennessee-us-senate-race/866018001/
Ogles, former head of the Tennessee branch of Americans for Prosperity, a right-wing advocacy group funded by the conservative Koch brothers, announced his departure in a statement Wednesday, ending a run that lasted less than two months.
His exit — which had been widely expected following Corker's decision to retire — leaves U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Brentwood, and former Rep. Stephen Fincher, R-Frog Jump, as the main GOP contenders. Perennial candidate Larry Crim is also running as a Republican.
More at: http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2017/11/15/republican-andy-ogles-drops-out-tennessee-us-senate-race/866018001/