The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 11/1/8
Republican U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, the senior member of Mississippi’s congressional delegation, has earned re-election to a sixth term based on his seniority, his service and his ability to be effective in representing Mississippi’s interests on the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee.
Cochran, who has served the state in Congress since 1973, faces Democrat Erik Fleming in the Nov. 4 election.
Fleming is a former Hinds County state legislator. With scant financial support from his party, Fleming has waged a game effort against Cochran during the long campaign. He currently works as a paralegal with the Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance and was the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2006, gaining 35 percent of the vote against former Republican U.S. Sen. Trent Lott.
Magnolia Tribune
