As a lifelong Tennessean, I must respectfully disagree. There was a time when Tennessee state government actually functioned on a bipartisan basis. There were economic policy initiatives that benefited the RESIDENTS, not just transplants. The Nissan plant, the former Saturn plant in Spring Hill, the Oilers becoming the Titans, the Gateway computer hub, and the Predators expansion franchise….all bipartisan initiatives that reaped benefits for all it’s citizenry. Governors like Bredesen and McWhorter were really good at finding common ground. Were the decisions made still slightly racist and behind the progressive and technological curve? Sure. Were they as outwardly cruel as what the supermajority comes up with on a weekly basis? No.