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October 30, 2013

Salter – Cochran’s re-election decision may be more complex this time

Cochran’s re-election decision may be more complex this time Five years ago at the University of Mississippi’s Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics, I was asked to conduct a public interview with Mississippi’s senior U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran during his bid for a sixth term against Democratic challenger and former state legislator Erik Fleming.…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
October 30, 2013

Can McDaniel be state’s Obama?

Can McDaniel be state’s Obama? Haley Barbour has attributed Chris McDaniel’s campaign for the U.S. Senate to “the ambition of youth.” The former governor even acknowledged there may be a parallel between McDaniel challenging Sen. Thad Cochran and his own run against John C. Stennis decades ago. A fresher comparison could be made. McDaniel was…