Davis Hunt: Nashville Political Establishment Maintains Power Through Low-Turnout Elections

Davis Hunt: Nashville Political Establishment Maintains Power Through Low-Turnout Elections

Davis Hunt, founder of the Nashville-based publication The Pamphleteer, said during an interview Thursday with The Tennessee Star’s CEO and Editor-in-Chief Michael Patrick Leahy that low voter turnout in Metro Nashville elections has allowed progressive political organizations to exert outsized influence over city government, while arguing that increased participation could reshape the city's political landscape.