Democrat chatted up people at hair salons, colleges and at Trump rallies to become Mississippi’s first Black senator since ReconstructionThe ad is simple, less than half a minute long, but many say it was the moment the nation took notice of Mississippi’s US Senate race.In it, the incumbent Republican senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, a cattle farmer, answers a reporter’s question about the rising price of beef: “You know, you have so many proteins to choose from,” she says. Continue reading...
How Scott Colom won deep-red Mississippi with little help from Democrats
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The Guardian - UKBy Adria R Walker
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Democrat chatted up people at hair salons, colleges and at Trump rallies to become Mississippi’s first Black senator since Reconstruction The ad is simple, less than half a minute long, but many say it was the moment the nation took notice of Mississippi’s US Senate race. In it, the incumbent Republican senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, a cattle farmer, answers a reporter’s question about the rising price of beef: “You know, you have so many proteins to choose from,” she says. Continue reading...
Key Takeaways
- How Scott Colom won deep-red Mississippi with little help from Democrats.
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