“House Democrats are jumping into an upcoming special election in Tennessee, dumping $1 million on an increasingly nationalized battle for a deep-red congressional seat as President Donald Trump gets involved in the race,” Politico reports.

“The spending represents a dramatic escalation for national Democrats, who have so far not spent significant cash on the long-shot race.”

“Democrats’ sweeping victories last week have the party eyeing gains in even Trumpier territory, where voters in a deep-red Tennessee House seat will soon pick their next member of Congress in a special election,” Politico reports.

“Early voting started Wednesday in Tennessee’s 7th District, a geographically expansive seat that reaches the state’s borders with Kentucky and Alabama and includes swaths of Nashville, to replace retired Rep. Mark Green (R-TN). And Democrats are projecting some optimism in a district President Trump carried by more than 20 points last November.”