As a native Mississippian, I was disgusted with the Cochran fiasco. Demoncrats can use this as a “case study” of how the “elites” overrule the will of the People.
Return to basics? For many years Southern politicians could just yell “Schools! Motherhood! Highway Safety!. The guy who yelled the loudest usually won the elections.
And conservatives can use it as a case study of how having the “R” behind a candidate’s name isn’t the be-all and end-all of vetting said candidate.