Scott Colom was declared the winner of the race for Senate in Mississippi, by the AP. The race was one of the closest in the nation. Almost one million votes were cast, and Colom led Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith by about 4,500 votes.
This is a historic moment in American history!
Senator Hyde-Smith may ask a court to order a recount.
Ironically, Senator Hyde-Smith blocked Scott Colom when President Joe Biden tried to name him a federal judge. If she hadn’t intervened to block his nomination to the bench, he would have held a lifetime appointment as a federal judge instead of running against her. Karma.
More than any other election in the nation, this one was astonishing, amazing, historic.
It’s great that Democrats swept Texas, Arizona, North Carolina, Georgia and other states. It’s great that they gained a majority in both houses of Congress.
But nothing–NOTHING–compares to the election of a Black Senator in Mississippi! This state was the beating heart of the Confederacy. No one thought it would change its political complexion now or in the foreseeable future.
But Mississippi elected Scott Colom to the U.S. Senate.
This was not just an election victory. It’s a dramatic sea change, one that should give hope to Democrats and Black people across the old Confederacy.
Welcome to the Senate, Senator Colom!
Spectacular ….an honor to all those freedom riders, SDS, college and community advocates…. There is a River
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Yes!!
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Total respect for all Dems who ran for office in states/cities/districts where by any measure their chances of winning seemed non-existent. And when they actually win? Brilliant! The “Pick another protein” ad and the rest of their spot on campaigning is proof that it’s time for some political consultants to retire and let the new folks take over.
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It’s a powerful moment in our history. Best wishes, Martha Turehttps://substack.com/@marthature Mt. Tamalpais Photographyhttps://mttamalpaisphotos.com The greatest joy in the world is in restoring the earth.
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THE DEMOCRATS WON’T BE SEATED IN CONGRESS — Article I, Section 5, Clause 1 of the Constitution, says that each House of Congress is “the judge of the elections, returns and qualifications of its own members.”
Although the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1969 Powell v. McCormack decision places some limits on this authority, the “Elections” and “Returns” prongs of Clause 1 still permits the House and Senate leadership to refuse to seat members-elect on the basis of voting fraud, ballot-stuffing, and disputed vote counts.
THE FACT that rabid election-denier Jim Jordan has been elected as the new Speaker of the House is fair warning that Jordan is likely to refuse to seat newly-elected Democrats on the bases allowed by the Election and Returns prongs of Clause 1.
Thune will likely do the same in the Senate.
So, on January 3, 2027, when Congress convenes to seat new members, the Democrats won’t be seated, Congress will become even more dysfunctional, and Trump will rule by decree, using his PEAD powers.
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I believe the worst of them but I doubt they will go to that extreme.
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This one is particularly sweet, isn’t it!!!!
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Mississippi!! Can you believe it?
And Georgia with a black governor and a black senator!
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Our daughter, who is at Southern Mississippi U, is ecstatic.
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My grandson spent the summer as an intern for a Mississippi newspaper. He is amazed.
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I’m ecstatic too!
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Now THIS is the real Mississippi Miracle!!
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This is impressive. Mississippi — the last state to officially remove slavery laws from its books — in 2013. Really.
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Wow.
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Seems like a very likable guy.
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“Pick Another Protein?!” 😂 Scott Colom’s VIRAL Beef Ad Takes Aim at Cindy Hyde-Smith
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Great ad.
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