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December 2, 2008

State’s Democrats praise choices for administration

The Clarion-Ledger, 12/2/8 Mississippi Democrats on Monday praised President-elect Barack Obama’s choices of who will advise him on security issues, while Republicans took a wait-and-see approach. The state’s two senators, both Republicans, haven’t said how they’ll vote as the Senate considers Obama’s nominations next month. The Democratic-controlled chamber is expected to approve his picks. Obama…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
December 2, 2008

Mississippi not a 2-party state, professor says

The Clarion-Ledger, 12/1/8 Democrats need to sharpen their organization in Mississippi to appeal to a broader swath of voters in statewide races, political scientists say. “We don’t, in my opinion, have an active, healthy two-party system in this state,” Jackson State University’s Mary Coleman said during a public-affairs luncheon in Jackson. She said Democratic candidates…