He’s Running In a District Trump Won By 21 Points. Democrats See an Opening

Pearson sees the addition of his scrappy campaign to the “Red to Blue” program shows the party’s leaders see it as more than just a protest against GOP gerrymandering. He says he’s campaigned in all 15 counties in the new district, holding three to four campaign events daily.

“We’ve been having listening tours, road-to-victory rallies, meet and greets, fundraisers, and of course we’re visiting barber shops and beauty shops and churches here in Memphis and Shelby County too, because we’re not going to leave any of this to chance,” Pearson says,

A growing backlash in Tennessee to President Trump and the Iran War is also helping, he says, pointing to rural voters who previously voted for Trump that are now canvassing for him.  “There are a lot of people who voted conservatively in the past who are farmers, who are very frustrated by the tariffs and what they [the Trump administration] have done with beef imports,” Pearson says. “There are people who are having to spend $1,000 a day on their machineries, diesel fuel, and they know that’s a direct correlation to the Iran War.”