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• September 10, 2018 7:11 PM PDT

  in the topic You GOTTA vote for Chris McDaniel for Senate! in the forum Mississippi

  Cliff Brown said:
  

  This is a special election to replace Thad Cochran.  It is a free for all general election with multiple Republicans and a Democrat on the ballot. Democrat Mike Espy once held the house seat that is now held by Bennie Thompson.  Espy left that seat when Slick Willy appointed him Secretary of Agriculture.  One of the Republicans is the conservative Chris McDaniel who models himself after Mike Lee of Utah. The other is Cindy Hyde-Smith who is the moderate Democrat who changed parties to run for a statewide office.  Our "Republican"  governor appointed Hyde-Smith as interim until an election could be held.
  
  
  There is some dirty politics going on that is akin to blackmail.  Our governor has a personal grudge against McDaniel so he appointed the moderate.  He intentionally set up the situation where voters are afraid that if they vote for a Republican not endorsed by the Grand Old Party it will cause a split and give the race to Espy.  For that to happen he would have to take more than 50% of the total vote which is not likely, but the fear is still there. The top 2 will go to a run off and Espy would stand no chance against either one of them.  
  
  Our "Republican" governor has lied to President Trump and made him believe that endorsing the conservative would help Espy.  I understand the logic behind his endorsement of a swamp rat but I also believe he would rather see the conservative elected.    

   

• August 2, 2018 7:19 PM PDT

  in the topic This is a confusing political year in Mississippi in the forum Mississippi

  Voter confusion and voter apathy are both tools of the establishment swamp.   Yes, we conservatives really could ban together and take any low turn out election we want if we knew we had the power to actually do it.  Another tool of the establishment is their constant preaching that there is something great about incumbency.