Mississippi Democrats keep hitting a ceiling of about 47% of the vote, no matter how hard they campaign or how much money they spend.
by Bobby Harrison and Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today November 8, 2023 A pattern has developed for statewide Democratic candidates in Mississippi: They hit a ceiling of about 47% of the vote, no matter how hard they campaign or how much money they spend. And populous DeSoto County and the Gulf Coast appear impenetrable for a Democrat. Even Northeast Mississippi, once a"yellow dog" stronghold, is becoming that way.
Mississippi’s general election 2023 Hood, a four-term state attorney general from northeast Mississippi, lost to Gov. Tate Reeves in 2019. And Presley, a four-term public service commissioner from northeast Mississippi, lost to Reeves on Tuesday. And that aforementioned pattern is not confined to just the governor’s elections. In 2020, Democrat Mike Espy lost to Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in an outcome that was eerily similar.
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