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For Memphis to grow, Steve Cohen must go! The city's economic performance has been lagging behind other major Tennessee metros, with Memphis falling 40 spots to #175 out of 200 large cities in the Milken Institute's 2024 Best-Performing Large Cities report. Despite some recent investments, including St. Jude's expansion and Ford's Blue Oval City project, Memphis continues to struggle with high poverty rates and economic disparities. M. LaTroy Alexandria-Williams argues that Memphis has declined from being the 6th largest city in the United States to around the 14th or 18th largest today, indicating a lack of effective growth and development under current leadership. He criticizes the "trickle-down theory" approach that has been in place for the last 18 years, coinciding with Cohen's tenure in Congress. Alexandria-Williams advocates for a "trickle-up theory" and emphasizes the need for new leadership with fresh ideas and concepts to make Memphis grow, suggesting that Cohen's representation has not adequately addressed the city's economic challenges or leveraged its potential as a centrally located distribution hub.