Much was made of Democrats' 25-year losing streak in Senate races in Alabama until a Dec. 12 special election. In Tennessee it's been two years longer since Al Gore was the Democrats' last victorious Senate candidate in 1990. Tennessee Democrats have fallen short ever since Gore left the Senate to become Bill Clinton's vice president. Chris Hayden, spokesman for the Democratic Senate Majority PAC, said he expects Bredesen will draw wide support. The National Republican Senate Committee is quick to scoff at such claims.

Source: ABC News December 25, 2017 14:01 UTC