Analysis: Republican voters across Mississippi on Tuesday decisively rejected the right-wing faction of the GOP and its coordinated effort to increase its influence on state politics.
by Taylor Vance and Adam Ganucheau, Mississippi Today August 11, 2023 BILOXI — A candidate’s concession speech usually reveals a lot about how a person will handle an election loss. They can use their words to graciously accept the will of voters or work to assure their supporters that despite the loss, there are better days ahead. But when the Associated Press at 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday declared that firebrand state Sen.
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