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standingtall

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15. I wouldn't get carried away

Reply to Dawson Leery (Original post)

Tue Jun 24, 2014, 11:23 PM

Jun 2014

and assume there was a major influx of African American voters in this republican primary. I haven't seen the full demographic break down, but just a small increase of African Americans would've been enough to turn this election that's how close it was. Regardless if Cochran is reelected he owes his seat to them.

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AP calls MS Senate runoff for Thad Cochran. [View all] Dawson Leery Jun 2014 OP

Baggers are gonna be pissed because African Americans won this thing for Cochran. MohRokTah Jun 2014 #1

McDaniel openly courted the KKK. Dawson Leery Jun 2014 #3

Yep. MohRokTah Jun 2014 #4

we better not lose the Senate by one seat dsc Jun 2014 #2

So you are saying BootinUp Jun 2014 #5

Yes KamaAina Jun 2014 #10

Teabagger was cheater Politicalboi Jun 2014 #13

yes and even better dsc Jun 2014 #14

Either the Repubublican would have won in November Cali_Democrat Jun 2014 #6

Even against McDaniel, the odds of a Dem winning were slim to none. MohRokTah Jun 2014 #7

My lord, something about politics and local nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #8

Bye-bye, dark-horse pickup. KamaAina Jun 2014 #9

That would have been a long (long) shot... Jeff In Milwaukee Jun 2014 #17

If the black and Dem vote did turn this thing Politicalboi Jun 2014 #11

Bagger sites now decrying results, calling on Baggers to sit out race in November. MohRokTah Jun 2014 #12

I wouldn't get carried away standingtall Jun 2014 #15

IMO the Teabagger was a cheater Politicalboi Jun 2014 #16