Wed Nov 6, 2019, 12:55 AM

Polybius (9,378 posts)

Republican Lt. Gov. Reeves wins Mississippi governor's race

Source: Associated Press

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Republicans are keeping their hold on the governorship in Mississippi, despite facing the best-funded Democrat to run for the position in more than a decade.

Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves on Tuesday defeated Democratic Attorney General Jim Hood and two candidates who ran low-budget campaigns.

Reeves will succeed Gov. Phil Bryant, who is limited by state law to two terms.

President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence both traveled to Mississippi in recent days to campaign for Reeves, who is completing his second term as lieutenant governor after serving two terms as the elected state treasurer.

Read more: https://apnews.com/b6ef832852a84707b40e0f7826c9729a

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Republican Lt. Gov. Reeves wins Mississippi governor's race (Original post)	Polybius	Nov 2019	OP
No surprise	redstateblues	Nov 2019	#1
According to the Internet, Mississippi is the most racist state in the US.	mysteryowl	Nov 2019	#2
They are 49th or 50th in education	rpannier	Nov 2019	#4
I feel sorry for liberals in Mississippi	moose65	Nov 2019	#7
Activism, education, empowerment and leadership will move this situation.	mysteryowl	Nov 2019	#8
Mississippi is not majority African American	Polybius	Nov 2019	#11
It's not majority African-American	moose65	Nov 2019	#13
Having spent a lot of time in Mississippi I disagree.	Scruffy1	Nov 2019	#12
They used to be in the top 10 states...	Maxheader	Nov 2019	#9
Sounds like Mississippi residents need outside help to turn their state around.	mysteryowl	Nov 2019	#10
And this is the closest Mississippi has came in DECADES	LovingA2andMI	Nov 2019	#3
Reeves won by just under 6 points in a state that Trump carried by damn near 18 points	Jake Stern	Nov 2019	#5
52 - 47 is not bad	louseb	Nov 2019	#6

Response to Polybius (Original post)

Wed Nov 6, 2019, 12:57 AM

redstateblues (10,522 posts)

1. No surprise

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Response to Polybius (Original post)

Wed Nov 6, 2019, 01:09 AM

mysteryowl (5,859 posts)

2. According to the Internet, Mississippi is the most racist state in the US.

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Response to mysteryowl (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 6, 2019, 01:38 AM

rpannier (23,579 posts)

4. They are 49th or 50th in education

Today it showed

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Response to mysteryowl (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 6, 2019, 09:07 AM

moose65 (2,510 posts)

7. I feel sorry for liberals in Mississippi

And there ARE some there. Mississippi has the largest percentage of African-Americans of any state in the country, but the state’s sordid history and voter suppression efforts keep the state from making any progress. It’s really sad. I hate to write off an entire state, but what’s the solution?

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Response to moose65 (Reply #7)

Wed Nov 6, 2019, 09:44 AM

mysteryowl (5,859 posts)

8. Activism, education, empowerment and leadership will move this situation.

Looks like Mississippi needs some outside assistance in helping the constituents to get active. I mean really, white people govern this state that is majority African-American. WTF! Sounds like this state is stuck back in time with slavery.

Time to wake up Mississippi !!!

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Response to mysteryowl (Reply #8)

Wed Nov 6, 2019, 11:42 AM

Polybius (9,378 posts)

11. Mississippi is not majority African American

It is 59.1% white, 35.6% black, and the rest make up Asian, Native American, and other races.

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Response to mysteryowl (Reply #8)

Wed Nov 6, 2019, 01:55 PM

moose65 (2,510 posts)

13. It's not majority African-American

But it has the highest percentage of African-Americans of any state. Actually I just looked it up on the Census Bureau's site. The estimate for 2018 was 37.8% black, 56.5% white, 5.7% for all others (Hispanic, Asian, American Indian, etc.) If there wasn't such a history of suppression and intimidation, Mississippi would probably be a blue state. The old boys in charge are probably terrified by that large minority population.

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Wed Nov 6, 2019, 11:46 AM

Scruffy1 (3,139 posts)

12. Having spent a lot of time in Mississippi I disagree.

Yes, there is some racism, like everywhere, but I don't think it's as racist as some states in the north. The African American population is concentrated in the Delta and Jacksonville areas which are heavily Democratic. In my opinion its more about maintaining the local power structure, particularly cronyism. The most racist place I have lived was in northern Wisconsin. It was the poorest county in the state and didn't even have a Democratic party. Sean Duffy territory. Everything was corrupt and still is.

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Response to mysteryowl (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 6, 2019, 09:58 AM

Maxheader (4,295 posts)