In this dormant thread I mentioned that Trump-clone Chris McDaniels was threatening to run in the primary against up for re-election Senator Wicker (R-MI). However, the other Senator from Mississippi, Senator Cochrane, retired for health reasons, and a special election of the ‘jungle’ type took place. Chris McDaniel decided to join the fun. Here’s the results:
It was good to see the Trump clone rejected, and while I think I’d prefer former Ag Secretary Espy over Hyde-Smith, she did manage to beat McDaniel comfortably, so what the hell, right?
Wrong.
A video of Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., who faces a runoff this month against an African-American Democrat, joking about attending “a public hanging” went viral Sunday as she insisted there was nothing negative about her remark.
“If he invited me to a public hanging, I’d be on the front row,” Hyde-Smith said during a campaign stop in Tupelo, Mississippi. The man she was referring to was identified as a local rancher. [NBC News]
When backlash hit, she took the “what are you talking about?” route out of the controversy:
It’s ok to still have a sense of humor in America isn’t it? These students enjoyed a laugh with Cindy despite out of state social media posts trying to mislead Mississippians. @espyforsenatehttps://t.co/dcObRfHpMi pic.twitter.com/nfOi3ifekq
— Cindy Hyde-Smith (@cindyhydesmith) November 16, 2018
Symptomatic of another sycophantic power-seeker.
Which all makes me think we may have an election on our hands here, rather than the usual Republicans win in Mississippi, now over to the news from the local bar. While Nelson may eventually lose to Republican Rick Scott in Florida, there may be a surprise pickup in Mississippi for the Democrats. I suppose it depends on how many people are outraged at what Hyde-Smith thinks is funny.
Especially if President Trump goes and campaigns for Hyde-Smith, as he’s rumored to readying to do so. He’s so awful at it….
