Dave Boucher and Joel Ebert analyze and discuss the results of Thursday's primary election. Republican Bill Lee and Democrat Karl Dean will face off to be Tennessee's next governor, while Republican Marsha Blackburn and Democrat Phil Bredesen will look to replace Bob Corker in the Senate.

Vanderbilt professor John Geer stops by to break down what the results mean as attention turns to the general election on Nov. 6.

Tennessee GOP gubernatorial candidates have a matter of hours to convince undecided voters they should be the next leader of the state.  Can any candidate pull ahead in the final days? Is Bill Lee's apparent surge — and the struggles of the previous GOP frontrunners —- for real? 

On this week's episode, we examine the final chapter of the gubernatorial campaign with voices from the right and the left; 

Michael Sullivan, executive director of the Tennessee Republican Party; 
Kalee Kreider, former advisor and communications director for Vice President Al Gore and current leader of her own consulting firm, Kreider Strategies.

Plus, a look at final pre-primary campaign finance numbers, the impact of Vice President Mike Pence wading into the race and final predictions ahead of polls closing Thursday night. 

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00:10 - Introduction
04:07 - Conversation with Jordan Buie about an old lawsuit against Bill Lee
07:13 - Interview with Michael Sullivan and Kalee Kreider
29:59 - Fact and Fact Check
31:27 - Conversation with David Plazas about endorsements
35:49 - Final thoughts

This week, Dave Boucher and Joel Ebert sit down with Gov. Bill Haslam, to talk about everything from his successes as governor, to regrets he has and mistakes he's made. They also discuss what his successor will have to do once this year's election is finished.
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00:10 - Introduction
01:35 - Haslam Interview, Part I
19:59 - Face and Fact Check
22:19 - Halsam Interview, Part II
35:22 - Final thoughts and the week ahead
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Haslam weighs clemency for death row offenders: https://tnne.ws/2A1pVmo
Haslam: At some point ahead, Tennessee can 'come out ahead' in expanding Medicaid: https://tnne.ws/2mFyvh6
New poll: Bill Lee leads in TN's Republican campaign for governor: https://tnne.ws/2LHYIq0
Early voting remains on the rise, still room for many last-minute decisions: https://tnne.ws/2LJfoNW

Why can't any of the four main Republican gubernatorial candidates separate themselves from the primary pack? We dive in to the GOP gubernatorial race with Brent Leatherwood, former executive chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party.

Next week, we'll talk to Gov. Bill Haslam. Want to ask him a question? Tweet them to @Tennessean, @Dave_Boucher1 or @joelebert29 using the hashtag #GrandDivisions and we'll pick a few to ask him during the interview.

Related links:
The governor race has become the most expensive ever in Tennessee: https://tnne.ws/2ur68qX
'Death by 10,000 cuts' will beat Bredesen: https://tnne.ws/2L2403t
Harwell equates GOP rivals to children: https://tnne.ws/2mof6Ba
Potentially illegal text messages attack Boyd, Lee: https://tnne.ws/2uCOWyk

Is the Democratic gubernatorial race already over in Tennessee? Which Republican candidate would either candidate — House Minority Leader Craig Fitzhugh or former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean — prefer to face in the General Election. 

Democratic campaign and public policy strategist Tom Lee joins Grand Divisions this week to analyze the Democratic side of the race to become the state's next governor. 

Plus, a deep dive into the future of education policy in Tennessee and one GOP candidate's use of an Irish tax loophole.

With time to change minds running out, candidates in the crowded GOP gubernatorial field are starting to take shots at one another. Will it be enough to push one candidate over the top?  Plus, U.S. Senate candidates look to mobilize their voters after a U.S. Supreme Court justice announces his retirement.

In our featured segment, Stephanie Teatro, co-executive director of the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, joins the show to talk about the politics of immigration in Tennessee.

Tennessee's gubernatorial race heats up with debates and a flurry of new television ads hitting the airwaves. The six top-tier candidates for governor participated in head-to-head debates that provided little clarity in terms of differences between the potential successors to Gov. Bill Haslam. 

The Tennessean's Metro reporter Joey Garrison breaks down the debate between former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean and House Minority Leader Craig Fitzhugh. 

In this episode of Grand Divisions, USA TODAY NETWORK-Tennessee statehouse reporter Joel Ebert explores their candidacies with Amanda Hunter of the Barbara Lee Family Foundation and how a record number of women are running for offices in 2018.

Americans are trying to decide the best way to regulate who can have a gun, how they can have a gun, and where they can find guns. Tennessee's next governor has huge power over deciding the course of gun laws in the state.

This week on Grand Divisions, Jordan Buie speaks with the gubernatorial candidates to find out their positions and where they want to see gun laws go.

Also, Williamson County reporter Emily West speaks with Senate candidate Phil Bredesen.

In recent weeks, President Donald Trump has threatened -- or implemented -- new tariffs on a slew of products entering the U.S. from all over the world. That means other countries are imposing their own tariffs, prompting some experts to question whether the country is on the brink of a trade war. 

Tennessean business and economics reporter Jamie McGee explains the local and national implications of these tariffs for this episode of Grand Divisions. 

Plus, U.S. Sen. Bob Corker discusses his pending legislation aimed at giving Congress more control over the type of tariffs that can be imposed by the president.

President Donald Trump railed against former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen during a rally to support Rep. Marsha Blackburn's GOP bid to become the state's next U.S. senator. 

What impact will his presence have on the U.S. Senate race? Will the president endorse any GOP gubernatorial candidates ahead of the August primary election? 

We tackle that and more in this episode of Grand Divisions. John Geer, Vanderbilt University professor and co-director of the Vanderbilt poll, analyzes both races and the role Trump will play in each.