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Hyde-Smith Wins Senate Runoff, Becomes First Woman Elected to Congress in Mississippi

[Free Beacon] Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R.) defeated Democratic challenger Mike Espy on Tuesday in a runoff Senate election to become the first woman ever elected to Congress in the state.

The Associated Press called the race for Hyde-Smith at 10:24 P.M. ET. Espy, a former congressman and secretary of agriculture, was trying to become the first African-American Senator elected in Mississippi since Reconstruction.

Hyde-Smith was the heavy favorite in Mississippi, which President Donald Trump won by 18 points in 2016 and hasn't elected a Democratic senator in decades.

"Mississippi was one of the last two states to have never elected a woman to Congress," said Debbie Walsh, director of the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University, according to USA Today. "While Cindy Hyde-Smith got Mississippi out of that undistinguished club when she was appointed, there still had never been a woman elected, so this is another milestone for the state of Mississippi."

The victory of Hyde-Smith, who was appointed to fill the seat of Sen. Thad Cochran (R., Miss.) in April after he resigned for health reasons, solidifies a 53-47 Senate majority for the Republicans in the new Congress. Democrats took control of the House in the midterms, leaving Trump with a divided Congress heading into the next two years of his presidency.

Trump, who campaigned for Hyde-Smith, tweeted his congratulations to her shortly after the race was called.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-11-28 02:42|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 Can RBG hang on for two more years?

Posted by Clem 2018-11-28 11:43|| 2018-11-28 11:43|| Front Page Top

#2 Can Hyde-Smith go ten minutes without saying something (more) stupid? And before anyone bashes me, I am glad the GOP has increased it's margins in the Senate. I doubt Hyde-Smith will be in the Collins-Murkey camp, which is helpful if true. Time will tell.

Posted by M. Murcek 2018-11-28 13:40|| 2018-11-28 13:40|| Front Page Top

#3 I recommend she suspend the wearing of butternut kepi's, at least in public. thanks

Posted by Besoeker 2018-11-28 13:55|| 2018-11-28 13:55|| Front Page Top

#4 #2 - true, but the media harped on any slip of hers without mentioning the scandals of Espy while sucking at the Clinton Cabinet Teat

Posted by Frank G 2018-11-28 14:55|| 2018-11-28 14:55|| Front Page Top

#5 scandals of Espy

Tommy Vietor rule: "Dude, that was a long time ago..."

Posted by M. Murcek 2018-11-28 15:26|| 2018-11-28 15:26|| Front Page Top

#6 #2 Can Hyde-Smith go ten minutes without saying something (more) stupid?

I confess I haven't been paying attention and tend to dismiss anything that smells of Boilerplate Media Outrage(tm), so clue me in. Has she said anything that I should know about besides “If he invited me to a public hanging, I'd be on the front row”?

Posted by SteveS 2018-11-28 16:12|| 2018-11-28 16:12|| Front Page Top

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