Home > Opinion > Meet the Candidates – Courtesy of... Meet the Candidates – Courtesy of MPB By: Magnolia Tribune - October 14, 2007 Share About the Author(s) Magnolia Tribune This article was produced by Magnolia Tribune staff. More Like This Opinion | Russ Latino • November 2, 2026 If Republicans stay home Tuesday, Mississippi’s Senate race could get interesting Mississippi hasn’t elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 1982. That’s a long time, and it speaks to the considerable structural advantages Republicans enjoy. But those advantages aren’t self-executing. They depend on actual human beings getting off their couches and casting ballots. More From This Author News | Magnolia Tribune • November 6, 2026 Magnolia Mornings: November 6, 2026 News | Magnolia Tribune • November 5, 2026 Magnolia Mornings: November 5, 2026 News | Magnolia Tribune • November 4, 2026 Magnolia Mornings: November 4, 2026 Previous Story Opinion | Magnolia Tribune • October 1, 2007 MS 3rd update – David Landrum Is In Next Story Opinion | Magnolia Tribune • October 18, 2007 Jesus Endorses John Arthur Eaves, Jr. for Governor Opinion | Roger Wicker • October 30, 2026 Honoring Mississippi’s role in American history No history of the United States is complete without the Battle of Vicksburg and its impact on the outcome of the Civil War, writes Senator Roger Wicker. Opinion | Sid Salter • October 28, 2026 ‘Hail, Dear Old’ State!’ meant something quite special to the late Dr. Richard E. Holmes Holmes, MSU’s first African American student, died Oct. 16 at age 82.