Democrat's Unexpected Push Threatens Republican Stronghold in Mississippi
A Guardian report highlights a rare challenge in a state long dominated by Republicans, with national figures stepping in as the midterm race tightens.
For many voters, the Guardian's note that a Mississippi Democrat is unexpectedly threatening the Republicans' grip on the state underscores a potential shift in a place that has been one of the country's most reliably Republican states and may be in play in the upcoming midterms.
Scott Colom is challenging incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde‑Smith for the U.S. Senate seat in the midterms, a race that could become pivotal as Mississippi, traditionally a Republican bastion, may be in play with only a week left until the election.
Colom's headquarters was buzzing with volunteers arriving for phone‑banking and staffers preparing for another day of campaigning after a press conference in Corinth, a small city near the Tennessee border where Donald Trump campaigned for Hyde‑Smith.
Original reporting
The Guardian
A Mississippi Democrat is unexpectedly threatening Republicans’ grip on the state
As Scott Colom challenges incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith for Senate, one of the country’s most reliably Republican states may be in play in the midterms On Tuesday, with just one week until the election, Scott Colom’s headquarters was buzzing. Volunteers arrived for phone-banking, while staffers prepared for another day of campaigning. Colom, a Democrat who is challenging incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith for US Senate, had just held a press conference in Corinth, Mississippi. Donald Trump campaigned for Hyde-Smith in Corinth, a small city near the Tennessee border that typically leans…
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- The Guardian reports that a Mississippi Democrat is unexpectedly threatening Republicans’ grip on the state.
- Scott Colom is a Mississippi Democrat.
- Cindy Hyde-Smith is the incumbent Republican.
- Scott Colom is challenging incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith for US Senate.
- The Senate race is in the midterms.
- Mississippi is one of the country’s most reliably Republican states.
- Mississippi may be in play in the midterms.
- On Tuesday, there was one week until the election.
- Scott Colom’s headquarters was buzzing on Tuesday.
- Volunteers arrived at Scott Colom’s headquarters for phone-banking.
- Staffers prepared for another day of campaigning.
- Scott Colom had just held a press conference in Corinth, Mississippi.
- Donald Trump campaigned for Cindy Hyde-Smith in Corinth.
- Corinth is a small city near the Tennessee border.
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