Andy Taggart is running for Attorney General as a Republican in Mississippi’s 2019 statewide election.
Analysis
Taggart’s AG campaign could be litmus test for Republicans on state flag
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If Andy Taggart does well in the upcoming election, it could embolden fellow Republicans. But if he loses, politicians will view the results as a warning to stay away from changing the controversial flag.
Attorney general candidate appears in college yearbook blackface skit, regrets portrayal
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Andy Taggart, a lawyer and Republican vying to be Mississippi’s next top cop, is among the few Republicans who have called for a new state flag to replace the current banner, which features a Confederate emblem. He calls the use of blackface offensive and inappropriate.
Election 2019
Andy Taggart says family tragedy helped fuel his race for attorney general
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Longtime fixture of GOP politics faces state Treasurer Lynn Fitch and Rep, Mark Baker in the primary. Jennifer Riley-Collins, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union state chapter, is the Democrat running.
Memo to GOP: Changing state flag would put party on right side of history
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Longtime Republican political observer and pundit Andy Taggart said responses to his proposal have been more positive than growly