Voters in the state’s primary will have to decide whether they want to participate in the Democratic or Republican primary. They cannot vote in both.
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Marshall Ramsey: The Great Trumpkin!
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President Trump is headed to Tupelo to stump for Tate Reeves. Check out Mississippi Today’s #MSElex Voter Guide for the latest on all the candidates.
The Other Side Podcast
What does the Trump endorsement of Tate Reeves mean for November?
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Mississippi Today’s political reporters discuss what President Donald Trump’s endorsement of Tate Reeves means for the tight race for governor.
Election 2019
President Donald Trump endorses Tate Reeves ahead of November governor’s race
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Party leaders are hopeful that the president will come to Mississippi to stump for GOP candidates. The effects of such a visit by Trump, who is facing an impeachment inquiry in Congress, will be closely analyzed.
Election 2019
Trump impeachment inquiry could affect Mississippi’s governor’s race. Here’s how.
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“There are very few things that could galvanize and energize the Trump base of voters in Mississippi to the extent this could,” said a political science professor in Jackson.
Government
Trump hailed Mississippi’s prison reforms as a national model — but the numbers reflect a grim reality
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When Mississippi lawmakers passed prison reform legislation in 2014, they pledged to devote some of the savings to drug rehabilitation, reentry programs and prison alternatives. That hasn’t happened.
Mississippi Roundup
Washington Post: Trump’s sons’ hotel expansion is at a standstill
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Washington Post reporters Jonathan O’Connell and Justin Vicory write about the status of hotels the Trump Organization plans to open — including four in Mississippi:
Shortly after Donald Trump entered the White House, his eldest sons announced ambitious plans to open a line of hotels called Scion that would target young, hip customers mostly in places where their father had proved popular with voters. The first Scion would open in the Mississippi Delta in early 2018. A second line of hotels, called American Idea, would soon follow, with three in Mississippi and more than a dozen elsewhere. In all, the Trump Organization said it had preliminary agreements to open 39 properties. A year and a half later, progress has been slow.
Trump in Tupelo and Biloxi touts Hyde-Smith, immigration; avoids ‘public hanging’ comment
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President’s trip comes on the eve of special runoff election; Espy says he’s not deterred by visit
Politics
President Trump phones McDaniel to rally base for Hyde-Smith. Will it work?
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Supporters of the firebrand Pine Belt legislator say they’re torn about Tuesday’s runoff election
Politics
Trump, citing Kavanaugh fight and GOP agenda, ignores McDaniel and rallies for Hyde-Smith
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Did the president change some Republican voters’ minds with his visit to Southaven Tuesday night?
Trump re-schedules Mississippi campaign rally; Hyde-Smith to join president in Southaven
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Senator has not committed to join other candidates participating in a debate in Jackson later in same the week
Trump’s tariffs could ‘devastate’ them, but farmers and contractors still back Hyde-Smith
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Concern over the impact of tariffs on personal finances has not translated into concern for the senator’s candidacy — or for President Trump’s policies
Election
Trump to stump for Sen. Hyde-Smith in historically deep red Mississippi
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The rally is scheduled for Friday, September 14 at the Mississippi Coliseum
Trump, a liability to some, seen as a positive by Mississippi GOP campaigns
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It is difficult to find any Mississippi Republican, especially among those running for office, who has said anything critical of the president
How Trump won through eyes of ‘populist revolt’ voters
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It’s hard not to think of Mississippi when you read The Great Revolt: Inside the Populist Revolt Reshaping American Politics
Politics
Trump endorses Wicker, snubs supporter Chris McDaniel
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President’s endorsement comes as McDaniel is expected to formally announce a challenge of Wicker