[central_va]

You know what? We should hope she losses and the Democrat gets elected all because of a meaningless off hand remark. /sarc

[a little elbow grease]

A snip from another source:

"After the remark went viral, the outrage came quickly from civil rights activists like Corey Wiggins, executive director of Mississippi's NAACP state chapter.

"The act of lynching is not a joking matter," Wiggins said.

Hyde-Smith has dismissed the criticism. In a statement, she said her joke about her willingness to attend a public hanging with the supporter was meant as an "exaggerated expression of regard" and "any attempt to turn this into a negative connotation is ridiculous."

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"Any attempt to turn this into a negative connotation is ridiculous" ---- yet, most likely very effective.

[ScottinVA]

I hope she wins, but she did her campaign no favors.