Here's what a dozen voters in one of the country's most competitive Senate races think about politics right now

Kyle Drury (right), a 33-year-old IT project manager who lives in East Nashville, is a registered independent and voted for Bredesen.

"Blackburn's on the Trump Train. It's an embarrassment, I don't know how else to say it."

For Jesse Sauceman, a 63-year old chemical plant supervisor from Newport, Tennessee, the top issue is the Second Amendment.

He's voting for Blackburn because "her philosophy just aligns with mine."

On Trump: "I don't like his tone of voice, but neither do I like Savannah Guthrie's tone of voice, so I figure he can do better, they can do better. So it's a wash."

On guns and mass shootings: "You can't pass a law against craziness. It's just like the kids who shoot kids in schools, I mean, what are you gonna do? ... I'm an NRA member, I believe that people should be able to own a firearm, the whole nine yards."

He added that Americans may have to protect themselves against a fascist government in the future. "According to all I've read, past history predicts future events."

Jasper Hendricks, a 2013 Democratic candidate for the Virginia House of Delegates who moved to Nashville 18 months ago, has been helping out on the Bredesen campaign.

"We're living in an interesting time. It's been a pretty long last two years for some people."

Sam Cook (center), a 28-year-old physical therapist from Franklin, Tennessee is a Trump and Blackburn supporter, but thinks Bredesen did "a lot of really great things" for the Nashville when he was mayor.

A few members of his family, who generally vote Republican, are supporting Bredesen because of Blackburn's close ties to the pharmaceutical industry.

On Trump's leadership style: "If you look at Putin and some of these other big world leaders, they're hard-nosed individuals. I think we get our feelings hurt a lot — too much — and I don't like that he sometimes hurts people's feelings, but he's doing a great job with the country."

Dawn Van Ryckeghem (left), a 54-year-old swim coach, is a Blackburn supporter, but voted for a third party in 2016.

On Trump: "He's spewing out hatred and divisiveness and he's condescending — he's not presidential."

On Blackburn: "I've supported Marsha Blackburn since she started — in her very first race, she knocked on my front door and I had a conversation with her. I'm also a Republican at heart."

Lynn Moss, 66, is a retired teacher who works part-time at a store in Franklin, Tennessee and part-time at her husband's office. She's voting for Bredesen.

"I don't trust much of what comes out of [Blackburn]'s mouth," she said. "And I think she's been there for a long time, she's ready to come home and check out the real world."

James and Pam, who did not want their last names used in order to protect their privacy, are originally from South Texas but have lived in Tennessee for seven years and are strong Trump and Blackburn supporters.

Pam on Trump: "I don't have a problem with anything he says … because he's got the balls to stand up and tell people what he thinks. He's not listening to other people tell him what's PC and what's not."

James on the anti-Trump "resistance": "I didn't agree with most of the things [former President Barack] Obama wanted to do, but I got up and went to work. I didn't go out to a restaurant and start harassing people, I didn't write a tweet saying to go put your fingers in somebody's food."

He added, "If you come put your finger in my food, I hope you like a fork in the back of your hand."