Haynes on primary: ‘We gave him a run for his money’

Keeda Haynes

The bid by former public defender Keeda Haynes to unseat longtime Democratic Rep. Jim Cooper was always considered a longshot.

She hoped to channel the energy evidenced by progressive congressional challengers around the country like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jamaal Bowman and, just two days before her own primary election, Cori Bush. And to an extent, Haynes did.

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