I think he would have done that very thing in the general, but it's hard to approach people when you are reeling from being sucker punched by your own side.
So I'm defending both McDaniel AND Star Parker here.
She brings up that point while completely ignoring the fact that the blacks who did vote for Cochran voted for non-conservative reasons and were motivated by Alinsky-style attacks by the Cochran campaign. Which makes here point absolutely pointless in this situation.