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    7 hours ago

    I’m glad she’s big enough to concede. And I’m proud of Mississippi, which is something I didn’t ever expect to say. I hope that Mississippi continues on this path, so the rest of the south can change the meaning of the old saying “thank god for Mississippi” to mean that every state has the power to change and deserves to not be given up on.

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    2 days ago

    Good on the incumbent, Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, for not dragging this out in court.

    “While this is not the outcome we worked for or hoped for, I respect the decision of Mississippi voters. I want to congratulate Scott Colom and wish him well as he takes on the tremendous responsibility of representing our great state.”

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      2 days ago

      Wow. Admitting defeat gracefully is seldom seen in conservative politicians these days. Very honourable of her.

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      Not gonna happen. The ranked-choice voting is going to prevent the other Republican and the similarly-named third-party candidate from being spoilers for the Republicans.

      And I’m okay with that. I don’t want Republicans to win, but it would be ranked choice voting working as intended and is a great example of how it shouldn’t be a partisan issue.

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        As of earlier ranked choice won’t change. The other candidates dont have enough votes to put Sullivan ahead. AK blue!!!

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    2 days ago

    All these easygoing Republican concessions…calm before the 2028 storm? I think the fact that things are mostly going the way they should at present makes it feel unsettling.

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      the source of the wyoming population surge of 2027-28 resulting in that state getting a second congressional seat following the 2030 census and redistricting.

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        In all seriousness, I’d find it hilarious if just enough liberals moved to Wyoming to flip it.

        Conservatives are always so super smug about how liberals have distributed themselves and they relish having all the flyover states default to red Senators.

        But if some non-profit could just find a way to entice liberals to move to certain states and even fund startups to work at, or find remote positions, etc…it would not take that many to flip.

        If I had deep pockets, I’d find some way to fund things like this.