I figure the rest of Hinds will give up a net 1000 votes for Cochran. I don't know if Chris can avoid the run-off.
I wouldn't be shocked if Cochran conceded the raced without a runoff. He's 76, and this race has to be a shock to him after decades of running virtually unopposed. More than half of his own party in the state voted for someone else. He still has something of an honorable reputation within the state, and I think he'd like to end it that way, rather than being dumped in a pointless run-off.
Maybe Cochroach will know who the Tea Party is after tonight.
I agree. Thad would have to debate if its a runoff election, he could not avoid it. Does anyone honestly think Thad Cochran has it in him to get up on a debate stage. He probably hasn’t been on one in decades!
Very interesting and cogent analysis. I wrote a little while ago that some how, some way, Chris has to force Cochran into a debate...Thad couldn’t survive it..the Miss media has to come together and demand one...
Cochran might be tired. His cronyist supporters would never allow him to concede though. He’s danced their tune for decades. He can’t exactly stop that now.