I don’t know if that is true about those two here in North Mississippi.
Desoto county is growing mainly from conservative people getting away from Memphis TN. It’s in the top 30 counties in growth nationwide. We hear mainly TN news, and with Corker and Alexander going no cloture, that won’t help provide any fire insurance on Lott and Cochran.
Yeah, but if Lott pulls 90% of a primary vote in Harrison, Hancock and Jackson (counties) based on Katrina alone.
Well, I kind of think that’s a vote margin that is hard to beat, even with DeSoto. And Lott and Cochran are still popular in Rankin, the other big source of votes in the state. Maybe DeSoto has grown larger than since I last checked, but still, I’ve always thought of it as less significant than the 3 coastal counties, which seem to always vote for the same guy, and Rankin, which at this point actually has more people than Hinds, and votes something like 83% Republican on everything, making the primary important for local races.
Lott’s base is South Mississippi, any challenger to him would have to be able to counteract that, and Lott can’t lose those counties period, meaning that any challenger has to beat him by larger margins in the rest of the state
We are writing Thad also... for what it is worth. I hold some hope... but that's just how I am.
LLS