Chase Lindsey

Two Tennessees A People’s State of the State, and a plan to build the Tennessee we deserve.

The People’s State of the State is about the Tennessee that lives with power outages, underfunded schools, disappearing hospitals, rising rents, and leaders who call all of that “freedom.”

Read it here: redstatebluevoter.substack.com/p/peoples-st...

Stop Trying to Win the Argument The win condition is turnout, local capacity, and pressure that doesn’t evaporate by Thursday.

Dropping this here because it’s aimed at red-district reality: how you move from “we’re right” to “we’re a factor.” Targeting + mobilization + consequences. If you’re building local muscle, I’d love feedback.

redstatebluevoter.substack.com/p/persuasion...

We’re Out of Time for Vibes Likes won’t protect anyone. In red states, this is a power fight. We have to pick a target, build repeatable pressure, and force consequences where it actually hurts. Read the playbook.

New D Word Series piece is up about what actually works in red places. Pick a target. Build pressure. Make the harm ownable. Keep showing up until they have to respond.

If you’ve felt stuck (like politics is just content now) this is for you.

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We keep seeing the same patterns... something terrible happens, we post, we vent, we get the rush… and then the system keeps moving like we were never there.

That’s not because people don’t care. It’s because that feeling we get after posting isn’t power.

Trump’s brain is FRIED

Tennessee’s Checkpoint State Eight bills. One project. A government that starts treating ordinary life like a border crossing.

I broke it down, bill by bill, with sources and the real price tag.

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Read them and you see their real project… turning ordinary life into a checkpoint state (work, driving, licensing, public services) backed by funding threats to local governments, criminal penalties for paperwork failures, and a built-in propaganda “cost report” to justify the next crackdown.

Tennessee Republicans filed eight immigration bills in one coordinated package.

BREAKING | President Trump says he ordered US military strikes against ISIS targets in Nigeria.

Merry Christmas. We keep going. 🎄💪

So if you’re carrying it in a red county, a small town, a rural community, or a family that’s gone all-in on Fox News… take a breath today. You’re not alone. And you’re not crazy for believing we can build something better right where we are.

It’s easy to be “pro-democracy” where you’re already popular. The work that matters is being stubborn about your neighbors’ dignity when it costs you something.

People deserve decent pay, affordable healthcare, good public schools, safe roads, clean water, and a government that works for regular folks… not just donors, lobbyists, and the loudest extremists in the room.

You’re the ones who knock the doors anyway. You’re the ones who keep the lights on at the county party. You’re the ones who show up to school board meetings, budget hearings, union halls, food pantries, and neighborhood cleanups and still say the quiet part out loud:

Merry Christmas! 🎄 If you’re in one of the hard places, where “Democrat” gets used like an insult and showing up to a meeting feels like volunteering to be somebody’s punching bag… YOU are seen!

So here’s a holiday survival guide. How to dodge the culture-war bait, drag it back to prices and pay, and exit gracefully before you end up arguing politics while holding a dinner roll.

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With Christmas tomorrow, please remember that you arent required to provice free entertainment for your uncle who shows up to Christmas dinner with Fox News talking points and a loud opinion…

A Petty Guide to Surviving Christmas Dinner With Your MAGA Uncle (Without taking the bait, without ruining dinner, and without pretending prices aren't eating everybody alive)

A FREE guide to help you get through the holiday 😩😂🎄

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If you’ve ever been told to “just unify” while your questions got treated like sabotage… this one might be for you.
Read + share: redstatebluevoter.substack.com/p/dnc-post-m...

We can’t rebuild trust by hiding our homework.

Sunlight isn’t a distraction. It’s the prerequisite.

“Just unify” has become the all-purpose gag order.

It’s what gets said right before the same insiders make the same calls… and everyone else gets blamed for not clapping hard enough.

Because that’s the tell: they’re not saying “we don’t have answers.”

They’re saying “we have answers, and we’re not showing our work.”

Would knowing the underlying issues “distract” us…

or would it finally treat the people doing the work like partners instead of a donor list + a turnout machine?

And I’m sorry, but a party that calls itself “pro-democracy” doesn’t get to run on “trust us, no notes” behind closed doors.

You Don’t Fix a Relationship by Hiding the Fight The DNC shelved its 2024 post-mortem because it might “distract” us. That’s how you lose people for good. If you’ve ever watched resentment grow in silence, you already understand what’s happening her...

They commissioned a full 2024 post-mortem… then decided we don’t get to read it because it might “distract” us.

Not because it’s wrong. Not because it’s dangerous. Because accountability is inconvenient.

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You don’t fix a relationship by pretending the fight never happened.

That’s basically where I’m at with the DNC right now.

Why Your Story Matters More Than Your Résumé A lot of people run for office because someone told them it was “their turn.” But voters don’t want a turn-taker. They want someone with a real story. Here’s how to find yours, and the 3-3-30 rule tha...

Here’s the essay: redstatebluevoter.substack.com/p/tell-your-...

I wrote about how to find that story, how to tell it, and the simple 3-3-30 rule that keeps candidates honest.

If you’ve ever thought about running… read this.

Here’s the truth:
A résumé doesn’t move people.

A lived story does.

The moment your life cracked open and changed how you see your community — that’s the thing voters lean toward.

If you’re going to run for office right now, you owe people more than ambition.
You owe them meaning. Purpose. Honesty about why you showed up.