Thursday, October 10 — Mississippi Today and Barrelhouse hosted the only Gubernatorial Debate Watch Party in town as candidates Jim Hood and Tate Reeves squared off at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg. The debate was on the big screen while attendees played debate bingo with door prizes. The Mississippi Today political team was on-hand for analysis following the debate.

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Gubernatorial Debate Watch Party

by Mississippi Today, Mississippi Today
October 10, 2019

<h1>Gubernatorial Debate Watch Party</h1> <p class="byline">by Mississippi Today, Mississippi Today <br />October 10, 2019</p> <p><em><strong>Thursday, October 10</strong> </em>— Mississippi Today and Barrelhouse hosted the only Gubernatorial Debate Watch Party in town as candidates Jim Hood and Tate Reeves squared off at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg. The debate was on the big screen while attendees played debate bingo with door prizes. The Mississippi Today political team was on-hand for analysis following the debate.</p> <div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter" data-effect="slide"> <div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container"> <ul class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper"> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-458170" data-id="458170" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/07002540/DSC_0033-scaled.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Gubernatorial Debate Watch Party in Jackson at Barrelhouse.</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-458169" data-id="458169" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/07002545/DSC_0020-scaled.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Gubernatorial Debate Watch Party in Jackson at Barrelhouse.</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-458166" data-id="458166" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/07002559/DSC_0007-scaled.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Gubernatorial Debate Watch Party in Jackson at Barrelhouse.</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-458167" data-id="458167" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/07002554/DSC_0009-scaled.jpg" /></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-458168" data-id="458168" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/07002549/DSC_0014-scaled.jpg" /></figure> </li> </ul> <p><a class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white" role="button"></a><a class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white" role="button"></a><a aria-label="Pause Slideshow" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause" role="button"></a></p> <div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white"></div> </div> </div> <h3 id="h-mississippi-today-events-are-made-possible-by-our-sponsors-contact-us-to-join-the-fun">Mississippi Today Events are made possible by our sponsors. <a href="mailto:mwhite@mississippitoday.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Contact us to join the fun.</a></h3> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mississippitoday.org/2019/10/10/gubernatorial-debate-watch-party/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mississippitoday.org&quot;&gt;Mississippi Today&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.&lt;img src=&quot;https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/06074517/MT_icon-logo-favicon-1-200x200.png&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mississippitoday.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=991678&amp;amp;ga4=G-VSX4B701MS&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mississippitoday.org/2019/10/10/gubernatorial-debate-watch-party/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mississippitoday.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</p> Copy to Clipboard

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