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Chris Mcdaniel
obits
May 31, 2019
Thad Cochran Was a Vestige of a Non-Racist Southern GOP
The late senator was one of the last representatives of a southern Republicanism that pre-dated the region’s racial realignment.
By
Ed Kilgore
special senate election
Nov. 19, 2018
Midterms Overtime: Mississippi Gears Up for a Competitive Senate Runoff
Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith is the favorite, but her racially tinged gaffes may have created an opening for Democrat Mike Espy.
By
Ed Kilgore
2018 midterms
Oct. 24, 2018
Two Weeks Before Midterms, the Polls Are an Inkblot Test
There’s good news for Democrats, good news for Republicans, some fresh news from little-polled races, and some outliers, too.
By
Ed Kilgore
2018 midterms
Sept. 19, 2018
Why Mississippi Could Determine Who Controls the Senate and the Supreme Court
Everything could come down to a late-November special election runoff in the Magnolia State.
By
Ed Kilgore
2018 elections
Aug. 17, 2018
Is Robert E. Lee a Hero? GOP Candidate’s Twitter Poll Isn’t Going as He Hoped
Mississippi’s Chris McDaniel is sticking up for the Confederate general this week.
By
Adam K. Raymond
Mar. 20, 2018
Cindy Hyde-Smith Set to Be Mississippi’s Next U.S. Senator
A rural conservative and former Democrat, Hyde-Smith will get a tough challenge from right-winger Chris McDaniel and then from Democrat Mike Espy.
By
Ed Kilgore
Mar. 5, 2018
Thad Cochran to Resign From Senate, Shaking Up Mississippi Politics
There will be two Senate seats from Mississippi up this November, with GOP Governor Phil Bryant controlling the landscape.
By
Ed Kilgore
Feb. 27, 2018
Trump Endorses Another GOP Senator Facing a Perilous Primary Battle
Trump unsuccessfully backed Alabama’s Luther Strange against a field of more Trumpian rivals. Now he’s making a similar play in Mississippi.
By
Ed Kilgore
Feb. 2, 2018
McConnell Pitched a Scheme to Fill an Ailing Senator’s Seat: Report
It involved the governor of Mississippi appointing himself to the Senate.
By
Margaret Hartmann
Dec. 21, 2017
The Republican Civil War Might Be Coming to Mississippi in 2018
Senator Thad Cochran is rumored to be stepping down soon due to poor health. The race to replace him could get wild.
By
Ed Kilgore
Oct. 19, 2017
Will It Be Trump Versus Bannon in 2018 Senate Primaries?
If the recent Alabama primary is any indication, it’s possible neither the president nor his former confidant is going to make much of a difference.
By
Ed Kilgore
Sept. 27, 2017
Breitbart News Takes Total Credit for Roy Moore Victory
The Trump movement’s favorite media outlet is proclaiming itself the enforcer of ideology in the GOP, and is even threatening Trump himself.
By
Ed Kilgore
politics
June 16, 2015
The Tea-Party Suicide That Has the Right Reeling
The aftershocks of Mark Mayfield’s death in Mississippi.
By
Marin Cogan
politics
June 16, 2015
A Tea-Party Suicide That Left the Right Reeling
The aftershocks of Mark Mayfield’s death in Mississippi.
By
Marin Cogan
elections
Aug. 5, 2014
Tea Partier Claims He Won Mississippi Primary
He’d like to be named the winner, without another election.
By
Margaret Hartmann
early and awkward
June 13, 2014
Republican Says He Hadn’t Heard About Cantor
He may have been being sarcastic.
By
Joe Coscarelli
the national interest
June 4, 2014
Mississippi Republicans Angry With Each Other for Some Reason
Department of Narcissism of Small Differences.
By
Jonathan Chait