How Cindy Hyde-Smith Orchestrated Her Own Mississippi Downfall
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Summary
Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi, with the Associated Press reporting he led by just under 4,700 votes when it called the race. Colom said Hyde-Smith’s 2023 decision to block his federal judicial nomination helped motivate him to challenge her; his campaign also focused on living costs.Key Facts
- Hyde-Smith had served as a U.S. senator from Mississippi since 2018.
- In 2023, President Joe Biden nominated Colom, then a district attorney, for a federal judgeship in northern Mississippi.
- Hyde-Smith withheld a blue slip, a Senate procedure through which a senator can signal support for a judicial nominee from their state.
- Hyde-Smith cited Colom’s position on transgender rights and campaign donations from a political action committee backed by George Soros.
- Mississippi’s other Republican senator, Roger Wicker, supported Colom’s judicial nomination.
- Colom said the blocked nomination influenced his decision to run against Hyde-Smith.
- Colom campaigned on the cost of living and gained attention with an ad criticizing Hyde-Smith’s response to a question about beef prices.
- The article reports that Donald Trump won Mississippi by more than 20 percentage points in 2024.
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