Factions of both the Tennessee Democratic Party and the Tennessee Republican Party are infuriated with the party chairs, and the infighting is growingly increasingly vocal.
On Saturday, the TNGOP State Executive Committee met in Nashville, and the majority of the group quashed attempts by some of its members to allow state Rep. Judd Matheny (R- Tullahoma) to speak. As The Tennessean reports:
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