At a hotel overlooking the Mississippi River in Natchez, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Brandon Presley told a few dozen Black and white supporters that Mississippi's Republican governor, Tate Reeves, is trying to hold onto money and power by sowing racial division.
Democratic nominee for governor, Brandon Presley, current Mississippi Public Service Commissioner for the Northern District, speaks to supporters, Oct. 19, 2023, in Natchez, Miss. Presley faces Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves, who is seeking reelection on Nov. 7. , we’ll be like we were four years ago, which was disheartening to see.”
Others are making independent efforts to increase turnout. The Rev. William Barber, national head of the Poor People’s Campaign, recently spoke at churches in coastal Gulfport and Biloxi, encouraging people of all races to support candidates who talk about improving lives of low-wealth residents. Presley says rural hospitals are hurting because of Reeves’ refusal to expand Medicaid to people working jobs with no health insurance - roofing houses or waiting tables at the Waffle House. Reeves calls Medicaid “welfare” and says he does not want more people on government-funded health insurance.“Some people I know that are Trump supporters - they have Trump flags flying and a Brandon Presley sign in their yard,” said state Rep.
Reeves won the four-person governor’s race in 2019 with 52% of the vote to 47% for Democrat Jim Hood, a four-term state attorney general. Reeves links Presley at every opportunity to Democratic President Joe Biden, who is deeply unpopular in Mississippi. Under the old method, a gubernatorial candidate had to win a majority of the statewide popular vote and and prevail in a majority of the 122 state House districts. Without both, the race would be decided by the Mississippi House.
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