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Mississippi Democrat (Mike Espy) says he'd be 'senator for everybody'
ABC News ^ | 10/20/18

Posted on 10/21/2018 4:51:55 AM PDT by Libloather

**SNIP**

As an African-American Democrat, Espy needs a strong voter turnout among black people, who make up 38 percent of the state's population. But he can't win without some white support in a conservative Southern state where voting patterns tend to break along racial lines. While most black votes go to Democrats, the white majority leans Republican.

Even as prominent African-American politicians, including U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, have traveled to Mississippi to endorse him, the 64-year-old Espy says he is reaching out to all audiences with a unifying message.

"I don't care about race or religion or gender or party or sexual orientation or disability," Espy told a diverse group of supporters at a recent reception in his Jackson campaign office, carefully pausing between each category.

"I'm going to be the senator for everybody," he said.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: democrat; espy; mississippi; senator
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Instant campaign ad for someone...

1 posted on 10/21/2018 4:51:55 AM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

Of course, he would say something like that. He wants a shot at getting rich off naive voters.


2 posted on 10/21/2018 5:10:56 AM PDT by New Jersey Realist ( (Be Nice To Your Kids. They Will Pick Out Your Nursing Home))
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To: New Jersey Realist

He went to college in DC and California. That won’t work in Mississippi.


3 posted on 10/21/2018 5:51:20 AM PDT by cnsmom
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To: Libloather
Mississippi Democrat (Mike Espy) says he'd be 'senator for everybody'

That's what they all say.

4 posted on 10/21/2018 5:57:57 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: Libloather

This guy was a POS back in the 90s. I assume he has only gotten worse.


5 posted on 10/21/2018 6:06:39 AM PDT by jospehm20
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To: Libloather

“But he can’t win without some white support”

Racist MSM infers that the black Democrat is a lock for the black vote.


6 posted on 10/21/2018 6:39:36 AM PDT by simpson96
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To: Libloather

Is he the statutory rape guy, or was that another black member of the Clinton Admin?


7 posted on 10/21/2018 6:51:04 AM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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On August 27, 1997, Espy was indicted on charges of receiving improper gifts, including sports tickets, lodging, and airfare. Espy refused to plea bargain and on December 2, 1998, he was acquitted of all 30 criminal charges in the trial. Independent Counsel Donald Smaltz presented more than 70 witnesses in the trial and spent more than $20 million preparing and trying the case.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Espy

8 posted on 10/21/2018 7:02:34 AM PDT by Libloather (Trivial Pursuit question - name the first female to lose TWO presidential elections!)
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To: Libloather

“I’m going to be the senator for everybody,” he said.

The Congressional Black Caucus would beat that thought out of him on the first day.


9 posted on 10/21/2018 7:14:17 AM PDT by GreyHoundSailor
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"I'm going to be the senator for everybody," he said.

That's not going to make him popular with the black voters.

10 posted on 10/21/2018 7:51:46 AM PDT by libertylover (Despite government propaganda, I know the difference between a boy and a girl.)
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To: GreyHoundSailor
"The Congressional Black Caucus would beat that thought out of him on the first day.

No need because that's who Espy is anyway.

11 posted on 10/21/2018 7:52:58 AM PDT by WHBates
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To: DoodleDawg

Did he vote for tax cuts or toe the Bolshekrat line?


12 posted on 10/21/2018 8:42:36 AM PDT by depressed in 06 (60 in '18.)
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To: depressed in 06
Did he vote for tax cuts or toe the Bolshekrat line?

Espy is not the incumbent. Hyde-Smith is and I believe Thad Cochran was still in that seat when the tax cuts were voted on.

13 posted on 10/21/2018 8:47:47 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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