Diane Marie 15 hrs · The Mississippi Republican Senate Primary runoff election between State Senator Chris McDaniel and 42-year incumbent U.S. Senator Thad Cochran illustrates that the Republican establishment will seek to win at any cost. Cochran edged out his challenger 50.8% to 49.2% separated by 6,300 votes out of 375,000 cast. Even if it means losing their own base in the process. One number that you need to remember with this race. 54,000. There were 54,000 more people who voted in the runoff election than voted in the Mississippi Republican primary. And there were reports of Democrats being paid to vote for Cochran in the run-off election. Democratic voters can cross-party lines to vote in the runoff election if they did not vote in the Democratic primary. McDaniels had a 6 point lead in polls leading up to yesterday’s election. And it appears that strategy worked as Breitbart News reported: Election results indicate Cochran’s late appeal to Democratic voters paid off, with the incumbent senator picking up sizable vote totals in precincts with heavily black populations. Partisanship in Mississippi is largely polarized on racial lines, and Cochran allies paid key Democratic operatives to help turn out the vote. Due to this McDaniel may be considering a legal challenge and gave a “non-concession” concession speech last night:
Posted on: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 09:04:28 +0000
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