Only to point this out...but six years ago...Cochran was already showing some signs of slowness and dementia. They had five years to think about this and find another candidate that could be run at the state-level. They refused to consider the idea.
The only two scenarios being played out? Either Cochran is supposed to lose against the Democrat (with this mess orchestrated), or Cochran is supposed to walk in...pretend to be a Senator for twelve months....then allow the Governor to pick someone (himself maybe) to replace Cochran as he retires.
Tate Reeves is the Lt-Governor, and mostly an unknown guy except he’s been a budget and resources guy in politics for the past ten years. I doubt if more than ten percent of Miss residents know the guy’s name and background. Maybe Governor Bryant goes onto DC, and Reeves serves out the governor’s spot until elections in November of 2016. It’s hard to imagine this whole thing orchestrated....just to ensure each guy gets a little bump up because they are mostly unknown at the state level.
I do believe you are right though...Cochran is too “lost” and won’t be able to debate. He’ll just run on ad’s and maybe three speeches.
For most residents of the state....it all smells bad. You might want to have an independent to vote for...but it’d just screw up the November election and end up with twenty-five percent of the public voting for the 3rd guy, and the Republican/Democrat parties splitting 75-percent of the vote. Another election, and then you get stuck having to vote Democrat...just to send Cochran home (a pretty lousy situation to be in).
I cannot vote for a democrat and will not vote for Cochran. I will “write in” McDaniel. tate reeves lies and thinks we’re (Conservatives) are stupid so he’ll probably get the nod. I believe the plan this year was for thad to retire and his replacement would go into the primary as the incumbent which would give him an advantage but thad waited too long and Senator McDaniel announced early and started rising in the polls and then it was too late. So TPTB “the powers that be” in Mississippi pulled out all stops to protect one of haley’s two personally owned Senate seats in Mississippi that apparently are nothing more than a subsidiary of the BGR lobbying firm.