Nashville, TN – The following is a statement from Tennessee Republican Party Chairman Chris Devaney on the Democrat Party’s annual Jackson Day Dinner being held tonight in Nashville.

“As Democrats gather in Nashville tonight to pat themselves on the back, the honest truth is their party, led by an ever increasingly failing president, stands for policies and principles that do not represent the views of most Tennesseans. Republicans look forward to continuing the debate of how best to move our state and country forward. We believe it is through our core principles of less government, individual freedom, and free enterprise that our nation advances. Standing by our principles brought Republicans great success last year in Tennessee and that is why we are planning on big success in 2010.”