Here’s the lowdown on Jackson Mississippi
In Mississippi’s 25 majority-black counties, Mr. Cochran was able to increase his totals by at least 13,000 votes, more than double his margin of victory. In Hinds County alone, which is home to Jackson and 70 percent black, he got at least 6,400 more votes than before.
In the predominantly black Delta town of Cleveland, African-American leaders texted, car-pooled and telephoned on Mr. Cochran’s behalf, hoping to prove their ballot clout — but not necessarily loyalty to the candidate, they said. The town and surrounding Bolivar County gave 72 percent of the vote to Mr. Cochran, up from 68 percent on June 3. Turnout on Tuesday in the county increased sharply in black precincts. “It should send a message, ‘Hey, don’t count us out, we have the largest black vote in the U.S.,’ ” said Ned Tolliver, 71, a black retired school principal in Cleveland. “It shows that we have the power to elect who we want to elect when the time is right.”
‘Hey, don’t count us out, we have the largest black vote in the U.S.,’ ” said Ned Tolliver, 71, a black retired school principal in Cleveland. “It shows that we have the power to elect who we want to elect when the time is right.”
HM, I always read and respect your posts (you amaze me with your knowledge and the variety of things you post).
If AAs have been increasing their vote in MS (and hopefully elsewhere) that’s great! I think my only concern with using the increase of their votes by using Cochran are all of the stories I read on FR about the shenanigans that went on for that. I’m far from MS, so only know what I read and haven’t heard/read anything since his election about same.