Longtime Democrat Rep. Steve Cohen announced Friday he is abandoning his reelection campaign after Tennessee Republicans redrew congressional maps in a way that dismantled his heavily blue 9th District and then broke down crying during a live television interview that same night. Cohen, who has represented Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District since 2007, appeared on NewsNation’s “CUOMO” with host Chris Cuomo. As the interview concluded, the 76-year-old congressman became visibly emotional, shedding tears as he reflected on the end of his nearly 20-year career in Congress. “I’m upset by this. I think it’s really bad for democracy, and I’m a fan of yours. So I don’t like it. And I don’t get the criticism of stand and fight. Why would you fight when they changed the…
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