Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) speaks at the unveiling of the official portrait of Tennessee Gov. Corker’s successor will be Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R), a conservative and staunch ally of President Trump. Alexander won that contest comfortably. Nationally, Republicans face a more difficult Senate map in 2020 than they did this year, when Democrats had to defend 10 seats in states Trump won. Alexander’s decision means Republicans will have to find a new candidate in a state where Trump won by a wide margin in 2016 and remains popular.

Source: Washington Post December 17, 2018 17:28 UTC