terrell9584
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Wed May-14-08 12:16 AM
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Childers did not win Lott's seat |
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He won Wicker's seat, which before hand had been held by Jamie Whitten. Jamie Whitten stepped down in 1995. He began his service a few months before Pearl Harbor got hit.
Lott represented the coast, winning in 1972 only because of Nixon's coattails and because he had been a staffer for the retiring Democratic congressman. When he ran for U.S. Senate, Larkin Smith replaced him in a narrow election. Smith died that year and Gene Taylor replaced him.
Lott's old seat is now held by Gene Taylor.
I just wanted to clear this up because I am tired of hearing this outright unfactual statement in the media.
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rpannier
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Wed May-14-08 12:32 AM
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1. That's where the misinfo came from |
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Thanks for clearing that up.
I was wondering why so many people here kept saying Childress took Lott's seat.
I thought people were confused about the House seat and Senate seat.
Color me SHOCKED...The media started the misinfo campaign
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