Both Cindy Hyde-Smith and Mike Espy vow an aggressive runoff campaign to see who joins Sen. Roger Wicker in Washington.
Politics
Gov. Bryant deflects ‘public hanging’ firestorm, says bringing Trump helped race relations and rails about black abortion
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U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith stonewalled reporters when pressed about her incendiary statement that was caught on video
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Sen. Blount: Mississippi’s burdensome absentee voting process resembles poll tax
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Mississippians living out of state face a tight window to cast absentee ballots for the upcoming U.S. Senate runoff
Politics
Cindy Hyde-Smith blasted for ‘public hanging’ comments; she calls criticism ‘ridiculous’
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A spokesman for Mike Espy, who faces the senator in an upcoming runoff election, called her comments reprehensible
The Jungle Podcast
Ep.26: To the Runoff
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Mississippi Today’s election team breaks down Election Day and previews the Senate runoff
Election
Espy, Hyde-Smith help generate record turnout; mustering similar interest in runoff crucial
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With control of the U.S. Senate no longer in doubt, candidates face the challenge of maintaining voter enthusiasm for Nov. 27 runoff.
Mississippi votes: Scenes from Election Day
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Election Day images by Mississippi Today photo journalist Eric J. Shelton
Election
Will they debate? Espy calls for three, Hyde-Smith willing to put her message out there
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Candidates will faceoff in a runoff election in less than three weeks on Nov. 27.
Election
Following Espy’s lead, Hyde-Smith embraces history-maker mantle as election nears
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Frontrunners in a U.S. Senate race are striving for more Mississippi milestones
Hyde-Smith dodges climate change question, touts jobs at Copiah plant
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Alternative Energy Development-Copiah looks to employ 60 workers directly while also generating jobs in the timber industry.
Election
Mike Espy, 32 years after historic victory and fall, hopes to rise to moment again
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Former secretary of agriculture was viewed as a moderate when in Congress, is painted as “too liberal for Mississippi” by Republicans – says he’s a Mississippian first.
The Jungle Podcast
Ep. 24: On the Trail with Mike Espy
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Take a look inside the campaign of U.S. Senate candidate Mike Espy
Why Cindy Hyde-Smith, Mississippi’s first congresswoman, is running from history
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In part two of our profile, the junior senator dishes on being a lifelong conservative, her vote in the 2008 Democratic primary and supporting equal pay
Election
Cindy Hyde-Smith is her own woman — she just doesn’t want anyone to know it
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In exclusive interviews with Mississippi Today, the senator dishes on her loyalty to Trump, locking horns with Chris McDaniel and why she wouldn’t have mocked Kavanaugh’s accuser
Politics
Trump bump? Hyde-Smith gains, McDaniel slides in latest Senate poll
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NBC News/Marist poll of 511 likely Mississippi voters was conducted between October 13-17.
Hyde-Smith: Bus tour ‘more beneficial’ than debate against McDaniel, Espy
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Hyde-Smith on video circulated by McDaniel’s campaign: She “knew good and well they were taping me.”