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Inside the Colom Watch Party and Columbus Controversies
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Some people are hesitant to cast their ballot because they think their vote doesn't count. Mississippi's US Senate race between Cindy Hyde-Smith and Scott Colom is proof that isn't true. We walk through the latest tallies and why a race that looks “too close to call” can start drifting in one direction as affidavit ballots are cured and mail-in absentee totals land.
From there, we zoom out to the bigger implications: the history tied to a potential Colom win, the case for governing as a pragmatic moderate, and what real leverage in Washington could mean…
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