by Rod Williams, Sept. 29, 2026 - Across the nation, Republican candidates running for office in the midterm elections are trying to distance themselves from President Donald Trump. They are scrubbing references and images of Donald Trump from their websites, campaign materials, fundraising letters, and emails. Many are hoping Donald Trump does not come to their district to campaign for them.
Former Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher, who is running for Congress in Tennessee's fifth Congressional district, has changed his campaign slogan to remove a reference to President Donald Trump.
His former campaign slogan read “Pro-Gun. Pro-Life. Pro-Trump,” and appeared at the bottom of his campaign website. But the logo featuring the slogan has been removed from the website and fundraising emails. The slogan has been changed to read, "Pro-Gun, Pro-Life, Pro-Tennessee."
It appears his campaign is panicking as he faces an incredibly strong challenge from Columbia Mayor Chaz Molder. Hatcher is running in a district Trump would have won by 20+ points, and yet polling shows Molder is within striking distance.
The shift in Hatcher’s campaign slogan comes as Republicans nationwide grapple with backlash over the increase in gas and diesel prices, higher grocery prices, and inflation. Also, it seems that Trump's outrageous, erratic, and silly behavior and focus on things like the fight over the Kennedy Center and renaming bodies of water are turning people off, when what they think he should be focusing on is the economy.
I suspect that five weeks before the election is a little late to pretend you are not a Trumpinista.
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