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sandensea

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14. You're welcome.

Reply to karynnj (Reply #11)

Tue Nov 27, 2018, 10:18 PM

Nov 2018

Wish it had turned out differently of course; but with about 45%, Espy did better than any Democratic Senate candidate down there in many years. He ran a good campaign, and can be proud of tonight's result.

2024 will be better.

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I'm hereby calling the Mississippi Senate race for Hyde-Smith [View all] sandensea Nov 2018 OP

Wow. cilla4progress Nov 2018 #1

Same here. sandensea Nov 2018 #4

and you feel a need to announce it here? elleng Nov 2018 #2

For anyone that might be interested. sandensea Nov 2018 #3

Thanks. I turned it off. Funny, but you can tell Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2018 #5

I hear you. sandensea Nov 2018 #10

Do we not care about political news here? Tipperary Nov 2018 #16

It's alright. sandensea Nov 2018 #23

Disappointed, but not really suprised Va Lefty Nov 2018 #6

Getting presidential turnout in 2020 probably helps her. bearsfootball516 Nov 2018 #7

It was definitely a longshot - almost Quixotic. sandensea Nov 2018 #9

Shocker awesomerwb1 Nov 2018 #8

Thanks for your informed opinion karynnj Nov 2018 #11

You're welcome. sandensea Nov 2018 #14

I agree that he ran a great race karynnj Nov 2018 #24

Thanks for those. I'll look them up. sandensea Nov 2018 #26

Yes...why we were so despondent here in TX...being stuck Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2018 #29

I can't help but suspect Rafael stole that one sandensea Nov 2018 #34

Yep Recursion Nov 2018 #12

It was a longshot at best - but Espy did as well as could be expected from any Democrat there sandensea Nov 2018 #17

Espy needed one of three very unlikely scenarios... brooklynite Nov 2018 #13

Excellent recap. sandensea Nov 2018 #19

It is Mississippi after all, and that was expected? at140 Nov 2018 #15

You're welcome. Any Democrat who runs for statewide office is a brave soul almnost by definition. sandensea Nov 2018 #22

Whoopeee..... the she-racist for the win,... SoCalDem Nov 2018 #18

Sad, but true. sandensea Nov 2018 #20

Never expected anything else world wide wally Nov 2018 #21

A lot of the white voters there really are - but by no means all. sandensea Nov 2018 #25

Because without Federal dollars they would be a 3rd world country GulfCoast66 Nov 2018 #27

Pretty much sandensea Nov 2018 #30

One correction to your post... GulfCoast66 Nov 2018 #32

+1 sandensea Nov 2018 #33

Gross. Just... fucking gross. Initech Nov 2018 #28

A state sweltering with the heat of oppression, as Dr. King put it. sandensea Nov 2018 #31

Were people here honestly expecting anything more from Mississippi? Stand and Fight Nov 2018 #35

It's lonely being a white moderate or liberal in Mississippi, no doubt about that. sandensea Nov 2018 #36

That should be cut to zero. roamer65 Nov 2018 #37

There goes Ole Miss, I can tell you that. sandensea Nov 2018 #39

Thanks for the update grantcart Nov 2018 #38

You're welcome. sandensea Nov 2018 #40