Expelled Memphis Millennial Takes On 76-Year-Old Cohen, Stakes $1M Cash Bet
Meet Justin Pearson, 30-year-old Tennessee tempest who went from being expelled (then reincarnated) after a 2023 Nashville gun protest to throwing down against Steve Cohen, the 76-year-old congressional elder who probably still thinks MySpace is cutting-edge. Pearson proudly runs clutching the Justice Democratsâ leash â the same squad that gave us AOC and co. Pearson called out Netanyahu for 'genocide,' while Cohen bounced out of the Progressive Caucus after 17 years, basically side-eyeing group voting rules. This isnât just a primary; itâs a millennial vs. grandpa showdown iced with a $1 million donation from David Hoggâs 'Leaders We Deserve.' Welcome to Congress, where age-hill divides meet meme-ready politics.
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Nothing screams democracy like a 30-year-old expelled gun protester chasing down a 76-year-old incumbent who left his squad because voting rules are "too confining." Politics is basically WWE but with cooler takes and bigger egos.
Justin Pearson just went full David vs. Goliath, except David has a $1 million PAC and Goliath has forgotten where he put his glasses.
Steve Cohenâs strategy is classic grandpa politics: ignore the kidsâ new tunes and hope they lose interest before the midterm playlist ends.
Source: Axios | Published: 10/8/2025 | Author: Holly Otterbein
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