Republican Hyde-Smith beats Democrat Espy in Mississippi Senate race
Source: NBC News
Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith has defeated Democrat Mike Espy in Tuesday night's special Senate election in Mississippi, a contest tainted by race-related controversies, NBC News projects.
With 78% of votes being reported, Hyde-Smith had 55.2%, or 363,567 votes, to 44.8%, or 296,254 votes, for Espy, according to NBC News.
Hyde-Smith, who becomes the first woman elected to Congress from Mississippi, will serve out the remaining two years of former GOP Sen. Thad Cochran's term, whom she was appointed to replace earlier this year after he resigned.
With her win, Republicans will start the new Congress in January with a 53-47 majority in the Senate.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/hyde-smith-espy-mississippi-senate-runoff-election-results-n940811
Mike Espy and Cindy Hyde-Smith: an uphill fight for Democrats and a noble effort.
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Mississippi gambling boats and Gulf Coast vacations are about the only two economic areas I can think of where the American general public might gain a little attention.
That and boycotting the corporations shown in the link shown below (see Post #36):
Link: https://readsludge.com/2018/11/27/corporate-funded-outside-groups-spend-big-on-hyde-smith-after-public-hanging-comment/
It's actually pretty cheap for billionaires to buy a Senate seat in Mississippi, just like Kentucky.....
matters. There is NOTHING acceptable about the outcome of this election, or the rethug campaign that resulted in this abomination.
reading this makes me ill....
Corporate-Funded Outside Groups Spend Big on Hyde-Smith After ‘Public Hanging’ Comment
Mississippi Sen. Hyde-Smith has benefited from $3.7 million in outside spending since her racist remark was made public.
Published on Nov 27, 2018 1:56PM EST
Link: https://readsludge.com/2018/11/27/corporate-funded-outside-groups-spend-big-on-hyde-smith-after-public-hanging-comment/
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Leading the pack are two GOP committees, the National Republican Senate Committee, a party group that has spent $1.8 million to aid Hyde-Smith since Nov. 13, and the Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC that has spent $1.2 million. Other groups such as the pro-Trump America First Action ($271,000), the Mississippi Victory Fund ($174,000), and the National Rifle Association ($82,000) have also supported Hyde-Smith over the last two weeks.
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Liberal groups are being outspent three-to-one by those boosting Hyde-Smith. Espy has gotten help from Senate Majority PAC, which has spent $874,000 on independent expenditures since Hyde-Smith’s hanging comment. Only one other group, the Progressive Turnout Project, has spent more than $100,000 to benefit Espy since then.
The National Republican Senate Committee’s counterpart on the left, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, hasn’t reported any spending on the race, despite having spent millions to oppose Republican Senate candidates in other states. The Democratic National Committee has donated roughly $327,000 since June to the Mississippi Democratic Party, which is investing in get-out-the-vote efforts but hasn’t made any independent expenditures. The state GOP has spent a modest $11,000 on outside advertising backing Hyde-Smith since the Nov. 7 general election.
This is not democracy. Reading that list of wealthy individuals and corporations is sickening. IMO, no voter should have any advantage over any other voter because of their wealth. This is the evil side of capitalism.
Considering racism, voter disenfranchisement, and Hyde-Smith's lying robo calls on top of all that spending, it's probably a miracle Mr. Espy did as well as he did!
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