On local station the McDaniels/Cochrane race is “too close to call”this morning.
With 99% of the vote in and McDaniels is holding a close lead over Cochrane, McDaniels at 50% and Cochran at 49%. The powers hope they can call for a runoff even tho the sheer fact that the turnout and current numbers show a stronger McDaniels than they had thought.
Local officials of both parties were on local news station the other day, talking about how “Thad’s” win would put him in place to be the chair of the senate appropriations committee should the Repubs retake the senate. Well he was there before, and he is still listed as earmark king in the senate, but other areas must benefit from the pork. This part of Mississippi , with two major interstates running thru it, a strong rail presence, and the longest runway in the state, has been on a economic slide for the last 20 years
I’ve come to the conclusion that most of the ‘pork’ intended for this state ends up in private hands. Probably those most strongly behind Cochran running for this term when he had already indicated a desire to retire.