Alice Rolli failed to broaden support in Nashville mayor's race

Why it matters: Nashville voters maintained a blue wall that has blocked Republican candidates from winning countywide.

• David Fox utilized a similar strategy to reach the runoff in 2015. He lost to Megan Barry by 10 points.

Zoom in: Rolli is a businessperson who worked as a campaign aide to U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander and as a state economic development official under Commissioner Bill Hagerty.

• Because of those credentials, she stood out as the top choice among conservative-leaning voters.

Flashback: Her campaign suffered a setback when it was revealed that one of her paid advisers was accused of discussing recruiting Proud Boys to attend a 2020 election protest in Nevada.

• Rolli parted ways with the firm that employed the adviser, although he told Axios at the time he had already resigned from her campaign.