The Democrats have done it again—this time, their congressional candidate in Tennessee is on camera trashing the very city she wants to represent. You can’t make this stuff up.
Meet Aftyn Behn, a far-left state rep running in a special election to represent Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District, which includes parts of Nashville. Her campaign just got lit up like Broadway on a Saturday night after a video surfaced where she flat-out says she hates the city.
That’s not an exaggeration. She literally said, “I hate the city.” Then she doubled down: “I hate the bachelorettes. I hate the pedal taverns. I hate country music. I hate all of the things that make Nashville, apparently, an ‘it’ city to the rest of the country, but I hate it.”
Watch it for yourself:
? Aftyn Behn– the Democrat nominee for the upcoming TN07 special election– says that she despises Nashville, the city that she’s running to represent in Congress:
“I hate the city, I hate the bachelorettes, I hate the pedal taverns, I hate country music, I hate all of the… pic.twitter.com/L9lmo1YkkJ
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) November 19, 2025
This is the same woman asking Nashvillians to send her to Congress. She wants their votes—while mocking their culture, their music, and even the tourists who help keep local businesses afloat.
Behn didn’t just stop at hating the city. She went after the people who come to visit it, too. “I’m that girl at the airport,” she said, “when all these bachelorettes are walking out in their two-tone pink shirts, and they’re like, ‘Oh my God, Nashville is so much fun.’” You can almost hear the eye roll.
This kind of elitist attitude is exactly why Democrats keep losing touch with regular Americans. Instead of celebrating what makes Nashville unique, Behn tears it down—and then acts surprised when people are outraged.
After the backlash exploded, Behn posted a video trying to clean up the mess. But instead of owning it, she got weird. First, she claimed she had bags under her eyes because the “Republican eye of Sauron” was now focused on her. Yes, really.
Then she tried to convince people she actually loves Nashville. Her evidence? She says she’s cried “no less than ten times” at the Country Music Hall of Fame. That’s not a joke—she said crying at a museum proves she’s Nashville’s biggest fan.
Take a look at her meltdown:
NO, I DO NOT HATE THE CITY I REPRESENT
The national GOP’s new attack? That I “hate Nashville.” I’ve cried in the Country Music Hall of Fame no less than 10 times. They’re panicking because we’re close to winning. Eyes on the prize, y’all. Let’s go. https://t.co/jjwMnyW8ZU
— Aftyn Behn for Congress (@aftynfortn) November 21, 2025
This is the best defense she’s got? That she cries a lot and sometimes hangs out at the Ryman Auditorium? Folks, this isn’t a campaign—it’s a therapy session.
In her rant, Behn said, “I get mad at the Bachelorette sometimes. I get mad at the pedal taverns.” She tried to frame it like every Nashvillian shares her frustration. But here’s the difference: most people don’t go on record saying they “hate” the entire city.
And let’s be real—if a Republican had said anything close to this about their own district, the media would’ve torched them. But because Behn’s a Democrat, we’re supposed to just laugh it off as a quirky moment of honesty?
No thanks.
Nashville deserves a representative who actually loves and respects the city—not someone who looks down her nose at it while asking for support. Behn’s comments reveal what too many on the Left really think about middle America: They think we’re backwards. They think we’re uncool. And worst of all, they think they can fix us.
But we don’t need fixing. We need leaders who fight for us, not insult us.
Tennessee voters have a clear choice in this special election: Send someone to Congress who loves their home—or send in someone who can’t stand it. We’ll see what they decide.