For Blackburn, all politics are national

If you were not aware that Democratic Senate nominee Phil Bredesen supported his party’s candidate for president in 2016, now you are.

During the final debate between Bredesen and Republican nominee Marsha Blackburn Wednesday in Knoxville, Blackburn again sought repeatedly to tie her opponent to national figures, specifically Hillary Clinton. During the course of the one-hour debate, Blackburn connected Bredesen to Clinton, Sens. Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Dianne Feinstein, Chuck Schumer and Patty Murray, former President Barack Obama and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who hosted a fundraiser for Bredesen earlier this week.