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October 27, 2008

Wicker confident of GOP in state

Wicker confident of GOP in state Former North Mississippi Congressman Roger Wicker, who had an iron grip on his old district but isn’t as well known south of Jackson, faces his former roommate in a nasty battle for the U.S. Senate seat vacated with Trent Lott’s retirement. To keep the seat, Wicker faces Democrat Ronnie…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
October 27, 2008

Mississippi Dem in Senate unlikely but possible

Mississippi Dem in Senate unlikely but possible Even in an election year that hardly could be worse for Republicans, nobody expected they would be at risk of losing a Senate seat in Mississippi. The state hasn’t elected a Democratic senator since John Stennis’ re-election in 1982, nor has it voted for a Democratic White House…