Mississippi GOP Rep. Steven Palazzo ousted in primary runoff

[Polybius]

Source: NBC News

WASHINGTON — Embattled Rep. Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., was defeated by Mike Ezell in a runoff in the state's Gulf Coast-based 4th Congressional District on Tuesday, NBC News projects.

Palazzo, a six-term incumbent who is a member of the powerful Appropriations Committee, faces a House ethics investigation into potential misuse of campaign funds.

Ezell, a longtime local sheriff and a county chair for Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, hounded Palazzo over the ethics probe and for being absent from both the district and the House chamber.

Several times during the current Congress, Palazzo wrote letters to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., designating colleagues to vote for him by proxy because the Covid pandemic prevented him from participating in person.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/mississippi-rep-michael-guest-voted-jan-6-commission-wins-gop-primary-rcna35571

[Sucha NastyWoman]

1. Sounds like they went from bad to worse

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. "to worse" increases Democratic Party's chance to flip the seat. . . . . nt

[Polybius]

3. Yes, we'll only lose by 20 points instead of 30 now

It's a very Red district.