Reply #5: Here's KOS' comment on this special election [View All]

[MzNov]

He's not always right, but I don't see anything else out there for now...

DailyKOS, 1/15/08

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A special election in March may well provide a real opening for Democrats, as Wicker suffers from limited name recognition outside his old district, while at least one of our candidates, former Governor Ronnie Musgrove, enjoys excellent name rec from his stint as Barbour's predecessor. In an earlier piece, I posted the polling data for Musgrove, which certainly suggests that he would be a tough adversary for Wicker, particularly with the DSCC's money advantage over their beleaguered Republican counterparts.

Our other candidate, former Rep. Ronnie Shows, was a popular Congressman who was redistricted out of a seat in 2002. I have no polling data for Shows, unfortunately.

Now, it is very likely that this case will be appealed to the Mississippi Supreme Court, and that the court, heavy with Barbour cronies, will overturn the lower court's decision. So I am not optimistic that the special election will actually be held by March.

But for the time being, the news is good for Democrats.

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