Democrats Aim for Deep-Red Mississippi Senate Seat as Scott Colom Argues He Can Unseat Republican Incumbent
The outside group aligned with Sen. Chuck Schumer is funding broadcast and digital ads as Democrats test a long-shot Senate pickup in red Mississippi.
- On Tuesday, the Senate Majority PAC, an outside group aligned with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, announced it will spend $1.2 million on broadcast TV and digital ads supporting Democratic Senate candidate Scott Colom in Mississippi.
- Despite Mississippi's Republican history, a 365 Project/Change Research poll shows incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith leading Colom 43% to 40%, yet Democrats remain unusually optimistic about flipping the seat.
- Colom, a district attorney for four counties along the Mississippi-Alabama border, gained online attention last week with a viral video featuring voters mocking Hyde-Smith's February comment: "You have so many proteins to choose from."
- President Donald Trump will hold a rally in Mississippi on Monday to support Hyde-Smith, while campaign manager Jake Monssen dismissed the Democratic spending as a "last ditch effort" to aid a failing campaign.
- Colom would be Mississippi's first Black U.S. senator since Reconstruction, though the state has not elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1982. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Barack Obama have campaigned for him.
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Democrats aim for deep-red Mississippi Senate seat as Scott Colom argues he can unseat Republican incumbent - Regional Media News
Why are major Democrats and Republicans flocking to Mississippi in recent weeks? In a climate where polls show President Donald Trump's approval ratings cratering, Democrats are unusually optimistic about Scott Colom's chances of flipping the Senate seat held by incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith - even [...]
Democrats aim for deep-red Mississippi Senate seat as Scott Colom argues he can unseat Republican incumbent
In a climate where polls show Trump's approval cratering, Dems are optimistic about Scott Colom's chances of flipping Republican senator's seat in deep-red Mississippi.
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