CNN’s Scott Jennings, a Republican pundit weighed in on the results of the special election held in Tennessee on Tuesday.
Republican Matt Van Epps won the race for the critical U.S. Congress seat, over far-left progressive Democrat Aftyn Behn by a 9-point margin. President Donald Trump won the district by 22 percentage points in 2024 and by 15 points in 2020.
Behn, who was embroiled in multiple controversies about her radical positions, has been labeled as “The AOC of Tennessee.”
Jennings predicted that although Behn lost this election, he said she will run again.
“She and her brand of politics are the median Democrat… this is the basic Democrat you’re going to get in most races around the country… this person running on ‘defund the police,’ radical progressive positions,” he said.
“This is what the Democratic base wants… the most Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs person they can find,” he said.
WATCH the discussion below:
Aftyn Behn (D) lost tonight’s special election in TN, but make no mistake: She’s the median Democrat, a lunatic radical progressive.
I wouldn’t be surprised if Dems continue to run the most Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs candidates they can find.
Is this really who we want running the… pic.twitter.com/oxYpbdtihz
— Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) December 3, 2025
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