Net Neutrality Foe Blackburn Not Polling Well in Senate Push You probably can't find a more ISP-loyal lawmaker than Tennessee Representative Marsha Blackburn. Blackburn has been at the heart of letting ISPs write awful, protectionist legislation banning your town or city from making local infrastructure decisions for themselves. Blackburn's also been a long-standing foe of net neutrality, and played a starring role in helping the Trump administration and GOP kill broadband consumer privacy protections early last year.

There's literally no AT&T, Comcast or Verizon policy Blackburn won't blindly support, earning her frequent public ridicule by consumer groups and the press. For her loyal service to major broadband duopolies, Blackburn received a promotion from the Trump administration, which appointed her head of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Blackburn also continues to fail upward with an attempt to jump from the House to the Senate, where she hopes to nab a Tennessee Senate seat formerly held by Bob Corker, who resigned after numerous disagreements with the Trump administration. But after becoming a lightning rod for consumer disgust at telecom sector corruption, Blackburn apparently isn't polling well in the state, forcing Corker to consider coming out of retirement. An internal poll taken in late January shows former state Governor Phil Bredesen beating Blackburn in a hypothetical match-up. That has made state Republicans nervous about losing Corker's seat, resulting in Corker considering a return to the Senate. For their part, the Blackburn campaign has tried to frame doubts about her popularity as a matter of sexism. "Anyone who thinks Marsha Blackburn can’t win a general election is just a plain sexist pig," Blackburn campaign spokeswoman Andrea Bozek tells the Washington Post. "She’s the best fundraiser in the country and is beating Phil Bredesen in several polls. We aren’t worried about these ego-driven, tired old men. Marsha has spent her whole life fighting people who told her she wasn’t good enough, and she will do it again." Folks angry about Blackburn's repeated, blatant handouts to one of the least competitive, least-liked industries in America may still have something to say about that. Folks angry about Blackburn's repeated, blatant handouts to one of the least competitive, least-liked industries in America may still have something to say about that.







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davidc502

join:2002-03-06

Mount Juliet, TN 24 recommendations davidc502 Member There's hardly any bigger corporate shill Everyone I've talked with can't stand Blackburn, and mainly due to the reasons listed in the article. However we have "a lot" of people who will vote republican because it doesn't matter as long as the candidate is republican.



I've met Bredesen, and think he was a GREAT steward for the state of Tennessee for the 8 years he was Governor. I would absolutely prefer him over Corker and especially Blackburn.



This will be an interesting race to watch.

SuperSpy

join:2012-06-15

Coldwater, MI 15 recommendations SuperSpy Member "Shes the best fundraiser in the country" Fundraising isn't supposed to be in a congressman's job description. This alone should tell you what kind of shit-show she is running.

Packeteers

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join:2005-06-18

Forest Hills, NY 9 recommendations Packeteers Premium Member sexist definition



it's so hard to keep up with what is politically correct these days... damn internet now anytime we think a women will fail at something - it means we must be sexist?it's so hard to keep up with what is politically correct these days... damn internet

Economist

The economy, stupid

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united state 3 recommendations Economist Premium Member And it was oversampled with Republicans, and those polled overwhelmingly support Trump along with a generic Republican over a Democrat.



The problem is HER!