Former Vice President Al Gore will campaign for Democratic State Representative Aftyn Behn in Tennessee’s high-stakes special election—on the same day President Donald Trump holds a rival televised rally for the Republican nominee. Both campaigns are leaning on big-name surrogates to boost turnout in a tightening race.

The special election in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District, which Trump carried by 22 points in 2024, has become unexpectedly competitive. Republican Matt Van Epps leads Behn 48 percent to 46 percent, according to an Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey published Wednesday. With 5 percent of voters still undecided—and early voting favoring Behn while Election Day voters lean toward Van Epps—turnout may determine the result.

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Gore has largely focused

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