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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Nov 29, 2021

Earlier this month, the National Republican Congressional Committee added U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Nashville, to its list of 2022 targets in a sign that national Republicans seem to be growing more optimistic they can win the Nashville-based district, the Nashville Post reports. That effort could be aided if state Republicans split Nashville into multiple congressional districts, potentially putting the city’s reliably Democratic electorate into GOP-friendly districts. Cooper has been warning about a possible split for months, even going to the state legislature to publicly ask lawmakers to leave his district intact. And while he faces the possibility of a redrawn district, Cooper also must weather a primary challenge from Odessa Kelly, his "most spirited" opponent yet according to the paper.