Here’s the latest news today out of Mississippi courtesy of Data For Progress’ latest poll: x MISSISSIPPITrump 55% (+14)Biden 41%Jorgensen 2%Hawkins 1%.#MSsen:Hyde-Smith (R-inc) 50% (+3)Espy (D) 47%Edwards (L) 3%@DataProgress, LV, 10/27-11/1https://t.co/BoXt8f9bYL— Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) November 3, 2020 While Hyde-Smith gets 50% in this poll, it’s within the MOE. Click here for the full results. Espy’s…
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MS-Sen: Running Scared, Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) Backtracks On Debating Mike Espy (D)
Doesn’t sound like a safe incumbent to me: x NEW from me tonight at 10 on @WJTV . Sen. @Cindyhydesmith won't commit to debating @MikeEspyMS at this time. Take a listen. pic.twitter.com/Ot6NldJoHw— Gerald Harris (@GeraldHarrisTV) October 8, 2020 Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, who less than a week ago said she “wouldn’t mind” debating Democratic challenger…
MS-Sen: The Lincoln Project Jumps In To Boost Mike Espy's (D) Senate Campaign
Some big news out of Mississippi: The Lincoln Project, a group of Republicans opposed to President Trump, plans to support Democratic Mississippi U.S. Senate candidate Mike Espy against incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in the final month of a race that has otherwise seen scant national attention or outside spending. “We’re going in there,” said…
MS-Sen: Joe Biden Endorses Mike Espy (D) For U.S. Senate
Some big news today out of Mississippi: x .@JoeBiden unites and heals. He has dignity and empathy. He is the leader our country needs right now to move forward. I am deeply honored to receive his official endorsement today. pic.twitter.com/EQwUIlk4cq— Mike Espy (@MikeEspyMS) September 30, 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Wednesday endorsed Mississippi…
MS-Sen: New Poll Shows A Toss-Up Race Between Mike Espy (D) & Cindy Hyde-Smith (R)
Some big news today out of Mississippi: A new poll released Monday shows a razor-thin race against Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and candidate Mike Espy. According to The Tyson Group, incumbent Hyde-Smith only holds a 1 percent lead over Espy with 41 percent to Espy’s 40 percent. This poll also found that 37 percent of Mississippians disapprove…
MS-Sen: Sen. Cory Booker (D. NJ) Helps Mike Espy (D) Pull Off A Huge Upset Victory In The South
Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D. NJ), in support of Mike Espy’s (D. MS) U.S. Senate campaign: Mike Espy (D. MS) This November, we have an extraordinary opportunity to flip a historically red seat and make history by electing Mississippi's first Black U.S. Senator since the Reconstruction era: Mike…
MS-Sen: Mike Espy's (D) Internal Polling Has A 5 Point Race Between Him & Cindy Hyde-Smith (R)
Here’s some encouraging news today out of Mississippi: x #Mississippi Senate Poll: Hyde-Smith (R-Inc) 47%(+5)Espy (D) 42% Garin-Hart-Yang / D Internal— Political Polls (@PpollingNumbers) August 13, 2020 An internal poll released by Democrat Mike Espy’s U.S. Senate campaign on Thursday reports he’s gaining ground and is within five points of incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith,…
In three quotes, Republicans admit the 'great party switch'
Republicans and their amen corner in the right-wing media are trying to perpetuate yet another hoax on the American people. In a nutshell, they claim that history ended in 1865 or, at the latest, 1965. But sadly for them, three of their leading lights past and present—Cindy Hyde-Smith, Trent Lott and Strom Thurmond–already gave the…
SC, MS & GA-Sen B: Former Sen. Barbara Boxer (D. CA) Helps Send More Black Leaders To The Senate
Received this e-mail this from former U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D. CA) in support of Jaime Harrison (D. SC), Mike Espy (D. MS) and Rev. Raphael Warnock’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaigns: x In 1992, I was one of four women elected to the US Senate, tripling the number of women Senators. Now I've launched…
SC, MS & GA-Sen B: BET, “Black Senate Candidates Explain Why They Are Seizing The Moment”
U.S. Senate candidates Jaime Harrison (D. SC), Mike Espy (D. MS) and Rev. Raphael Warnock (D. GA) have penned on op-ed for BET promoting their candidacies, promote their platforms addressing racial injustice and how they can be the faces a of a New South in the U.S. Senate: As Black fathers, brothers, sons and men…
MS-Sen: Elizabeth Warren (D. MA) Helps Mike Espy (D) Pull Off A Huge Upset Victory In Mississippi
Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D. MA), in support of Mike Espy's (D. MS) U.S. Senate campaign: It’s not news to Mississippians, especially to Black Mississippians, that our government has left the state behind. For decades, Mississippi’s Republican leaders in Washington have sided with gigantic corporations and left…
CO & MS-Sen: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D. MA) Endorses John Hickenlooper (D) & Mike Espy (D)
Former presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D. MA), endorsed a whole slate of down ballot Democrats today. Two of them are for the U.S. Senate: x .@MikeEspyMS will fight his heart out for the people of Mississippi with empathy and determination. I’m proud to endorse him and his historic campaign to become the state’s…
MS-Sen: Mike Espy (D) Mounts Pressure On The Senate To Pass The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act
Received this e-mail yesterday from Mike Espy’s (D. MS) U.S. Senate campaign: I must admit that I am a little ashamed that I am writing you an email about making lynching a federal crime in the year 2020. I believe this is something that should have been in place a long time ago, but here we…
MS, SC & GA-Sen B: Sen. Patty Murray (D. WA) Helps More Black Leaders Get Elected To The Senate
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D. WA) in support of Mike Espy (D. MS), Jaime Harrison (D. SC) and Rev. Raphael Warnock’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaigns: There have only been ten Black Senators in the entire history of the U.S. Senate. Today, there are three — Democrats Cory Booker and…
MS-Sen: Mike Espy (D) Pushes The Call For Mississippi To Finally Ditch The Confederate Flag Symbol
Received this e-mail yesterday from Mike Espy’s (D. MS) U.S. Senate campaign: Thousands of people gathered across Mississippi this past weekend, demonstrating that people are ready for change. The people of Mississippi are showing that they are ready for a state that represents them — and that includes the Mississippi state flag. As you may know,…
AZ, CO, KS, ME, MS, NC & SC-Sen: Stacey Abrams Endorses These 7 Democrats To Win Back The Senate
Some big news today: Alongside discussions of her own national political ambitions, former Georgia gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams is wading into elections outside her home state, endorsing the campaigns of seven Democrats vying for U.S. Senate seats. On Thursday, Abrams announced that she was backing Democratic candidates in Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, North Carolina…
MS-Sen: Mike Espy (D) Pushes Congress To Protect Agriculture Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic
Received this e-mail today from Mike Espy’s (D. MS) U.S. Senate campaign: Across the country, and especially in my state of Mississippi, agricultural workers are the backbone of our economy. But unfortunately, they’re not always treated that way, especially now during this pandemic. Last week, President Trump passed an executive order declaring meat processing plants…
MS-Sen: Mike Espy (D) Pushes Congress To Pass National No-Excuse Early Voting
Received this e-mail today from Mike Espy’s (D. MS) U.S. Senate campaign: What happened in Wisconsin this week was a disgrace to our democracy. In case you missed it, voters were forced to vote in person on Tuesday after the governor’s executive order to reschedule the primary election was overturned by the state Supreme Court…
Say It Ain't So. Major League Baseball Just Donated Maximum of $5,000 to Cindy Hyde-Smith. U/D.
I love baseball. Growing up in southern Missouri, long before I paid attention to politics and other adult pursuits, baseball occupied a lot of my consciousness and spare time, particularly after my beloved St. Louis Cardinals bested the detested Yankees in the 1964 World Series, when I was eight years old. Three players on that…
Cindy Hyde-Smith attended 'segregation academy' to avoid newly integrated schools
The Jackson Free Press has published a blockbuster story about the Republicans’ too-racist-even-for-Mississippi Senate candidate Cindy Hyde-Smith. Seems she comes by her antebellum attitudes about race at least in part via her secondary-school education. The paper reports that Hyde-Smith attended a “segregation academy” whose primary purpose was to allow students to avoid mingling with African-Americans….
