Mississippi Senate special election could go to a runoff as Democrat Espy tries for upset: NBC News/

[jpak]

Source: CNBC

A Senate special election in red Mississippi could head to a runoff in late November as Democrat Mike Espy pushes to upset Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, according to a new poll.

In the Nov. 6 contest, 38 percent of likely voters prefer Hyde-Smith, 29 percent choose Espy and 15 percent pick GOP state Sen. Chris McDaniel, the NBC News/Marist poll released Tuesday found. Another 15 percent of likely voters are undecided, while nonpartisan candidate Tobey Bartee takes 2 percent of support.

If no candidate gets 50 percent, the contest would move to a Nov. 27 runoff. That potential race favors Hyde-Smith as she consolidates Republican voters, according to the survey. She garners 50 percent of support among likely voters while Espy gets 36 percent and 13 percent are undecided.

Espy appears to have a better chance if McDaniel finds his way into a runoff. In a potential matchup between the two men, the Democrat has a 7 percentage point edge, according to the survey.

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Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/22/mississippi-senate-election-could-go-to-a-runoff-nbcmarist-poll.html

[wiley]

1. That would be sweet

Espy is a real Mississippian and a great guy. Got a donation link? A local Democratic Party site?

[DinahMoeHum]

4. Here ya go. . .

https://espyforsenate.com/

https://www.facebook.com/espyforsenate

https://twitter.com/espyforsenate

[BumRushDaShow]

2. MS is the state with the largest percentage of black population at 38%

https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/ms

If only.... sigh.

[David__77]

5. If only it was 58% and not 38%...

...

[BumRushDaShow]

6. But I would expect that at least 20% of whites there are (modern non-dixicrat) Democrats

and could supplement that vote. It shouldn't have to be all on POC to carry the entire party.

[David__77]

7. Perhaps it shouldn't be that way.

It seems that it may be the case: Trump won 57% of the vote in Mississippi. I hope that younger white people in Mississippi are less Republican than the older white people there.

[LuvNewcastle]

3. I'll be voting for Espy.

I'll show up for the runoff too. It sure would be great to have a Democratic Senator from Mississippi again, and Espy has a good reputation. His chances aren't that good, but you never know what might happen. If a large number of people are disenchanted with Trump, they won't be choosing Hyde-Smith. In an election like this, party considerations might not be as important as they are in other elections. If the election is more about personalities rather than parties, it could be a major upset. I would surely like to see an upset here.