Tennessee’s Lt Gov Thirst Trap Survives Confidence Vote

The Tennessean reports:

Tennessee Lt. Gov. Randy McNally prevailed in a Republican caucus confidence vote, indicating state senators aren’t yet willing to publicly break with the Senate speaker over a controversy sparked by McNally’s repeated comments on a young man’s suggestive Instagram photos.

Republican senators voted 19-7 in favor of McNally’s continued leadership, per a statement released by his office.

Though senators have shied away from publicly commenting on McNally’s political fate, some conservative media and at least one House member last week called for McNally to resign the speakership. McNally, who was recently reelected for another term, could continue to serve as a senator if he gave up the speakership.

Read the full article. Last week a Republican state senator demanded that McNally resign, calling him a “perverted, predator” closet case in a raging letter.

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— Tennessean (@Tennessean) March 21, 2023