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Hissyspit

(45,788 posts)
Tue Nov 4, 2014, 09:05 PM Nov 2014

Thad Cochran wins election to the U.S. Senate in Mississippi.

Last edited Wed Nov 5, 2014, 12:49 AM - Edit history (4)

Source: Associated Press

@AP: BREAKING: Thad Cochran wins election to the U.S. Senate in Mississippi. @AP race call at 8 p.m. EST poll close. #Election2014 #APracecall

Thad Cochran wins U.S. Senate race in Mississippi
POSTED 7:10 PM, NOVEMBER 4, 2014, BY ASHLEY CROCKETT, UPDATED AT 07:44PM, NOVEMBER 4, 2014

JACKSON, Miss. — The AP projects incumbent Sen. Thad Cochran will keep his seat.

He faced off with former north Mississippi Democratic Congressman Travis Childers and Reform Party candidate Shawn O’Hara.

In the Mississippi Republican Senate runoff earlier this year, Cochran narrowly defeated challenger Chris McDaniel, who easily won in DeSoto County with close to 70 percent of the vote. Supporters of both blamed low voter turnout for sending them to a runoff.

The contest between the two was closely watched, since McDaniel is a tea party member and Cochran has held onto his seat for 42 years.

Read more: http://wreg.com/2014/11/04/thad-cochran-wins-u-s-senate-race-in-mississippi/

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Thad Cochran wins election to the U.S. Senate in Mississippi. (Original Post) Hissyspit Nov 2014 OP
The guy is practically in a coma CityDem Nov 2014 #1
Did he steal two elections in one year? Reter Nov 2014 #2
YES Aerows Nov 2014 #7
Doesn't matter what "indecent" things you do with farm animals as a boy... TwilightGardener Nov 2014 #3
Those are now called Politicalboi Nov 2014 #4
6 years from now, McDaniel will still be demanding he be declared the winner... Archae Nov 2014 #5
I despise his politics but no doubt Cock and the establishment robbed him in June Reter Nov 2014 #8
I voted the fuck against his ass Aerows Nov 2014 #6
 

Reter

(2,188 posts)
8. I despise his politics but no doubt Cock and the establishment robbed him in June
Wed Nov 5, 2014, 12:35 AM
Nov 2014

Exit polls and every poll the night before had him ahead. Fraud was rampant.

 

Aerows

(39,961 posts)
6. I voted the fuck against his ass
Wed Nov 5, 2014, 12:26 AM
Nov 2014

AGAIN. I will vote against his ass as long as I live in this state.

Thad Cochran vs. Satan

I will vote for Satan.

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