Mississippi is ready for some change

[sevenhead]

Did anyone hear the ads on the radio telling minorities to vote for Thad or there food stamps and gov't assistance would be taken away? That Cochran campaign can't genuinely feel good about that win, using scaremongering to get the ninja vote. Just outright disgusting.

[chopper30]

And my deep seeded belief in term limits is going to play in todays vote for me.

I see a lot of people saying this, and typically by term limits people mean 2 terms in a post. McDaniel has served 1.5 terms (6 years) in the MS Senate. If he wins and runs two terms in the US that'd be 18 years. I guess he's going to retire from politics at that point, but if he doesn't - will the total time in office (all posts he would serve) not matter if he's moving around. Say he runs for the House after 2 terms in the Senate, or for Governor. Would he still be considered a vote-worthy non career politician at that point? I'm just curious. How long is too long? 42 apparently is too long for some people, but 36 was ok.

I think you are reading WAY to much into my statement. I've never really thought that deeply about it. But since you ask, 2 terms per post (state, fed, local, what ever) sounds about right to me.

I'm all for term limits in College Football. I mean Saban has been doing good for Alabama for too long, let's tell him he can't do good for them any longer.

Anyone that supported McDaniel, but will not vote for Cochran now is definitely not part of the solution but part of the problem. Looking at you jwayne

[Deltamud77]

I would have still supported McDaniel in the event that he won... But then again I'm not a "I'm taking my ball and going home" type.

+1

I have seen posting on another board in which people are saying they will actively support Childers now.

How much sense does that make to support a guy that voted to make Nancy Pelosi Speaker, voted not to repeal Obamacare numerous times, voted for the stimulus package, etc.?

We are finished.

People have their feelings so hurt over McDaniel losing that they are willing to give the Senate back to Obama in November. Good grief...go take a walk, throw a ball with your kid, love on your wife and then think about your decisions.

The "Tea Party" should only be mad at themselves for running a bad candidate. McDaniels is a creepy dude. If they had run someone like Phillip Gunn, he probably walks away with this and no runoff is needed. Instead they run a guy that is fringe even within the MS legislature.

I agree with the Tea Party stances for the most part but they need to do a better job of vetting their candidates.

As for McDaniel, he needs to do a better job of vetting his own staff and those that work ancillary to his staff in future runs for statewide office.

[maverick21]

Would anyone really be opposed to Greg Harper taking over for Thad in a few years? I think he'd be the best for the job, him or Delbert. I think at the end of the day more people had faith in an appointment than a state senator who hasn't really done much in the state promising to deliver the world once he got to DC.

[deltadukman]

So for those defending Cochran, what is your stance on the solicitation of the Democratic votes to win at any costs? The robo calls telling the Democratic voters McDaniel hates Obama and they should vote for Cochran in the run off and not the first elecetion? What about the historically black precints having 400%+ more republican votes than ever in history in the Republican primary run off. Im not a McDaniel fan either, voted for Cochran the first election but I think Cochran whizzed in his Cheerios on this one. Pete Perry and Barbour bascially bought the black democrat vote with some of that $250k of anti gun money Bloomberg money. If you dont think that happened, your either in denial or truly that naaive. You take the votes out of the historically black democrat precints and the Republican voters voted for McDaniel. If not for these votes, by the numbers, Cochran wouldnt have won. Something about that doesnt set very easy with me. By siding with Cochran and telling everyone to get over it and rally for Cochran, are you basically saying it is ok and you agree with these antics?

[Hambone]

I am relieved that this nightmare election is over and we can get down to the serious business of beating Obama, Reid, Pelosi, et al - which needs to be the real focus. Neither Cochran nor McDaniel are the enemy. The Democrats are the danger to our way of life and the future of this country. I hope that all McDaniel supporters will keep this in mind.

[Wildfowler]

That picture is awesome thanks for posting that.

I've always thought that term limits should be imposed by the voters. I would much rather have a limit put on people who cannot think for themselves to keep them from voting. I wonder how we go about doing that?

Sure hope all those Democrats vote for Thad again in the real election.

[Deltamud77]

So for those defending Cochran, what is your stance on the solicitation of the Democratic votes to win at any costs?

It is pretty disgusting...just like taking pictures of your opponents bed-laden wife. Politics is dirty.

If you look at Barbour's tactic from a political standpoint it was genius though as those that voted for Thad yesterday that are traditionally democrat voters, by law, cannot vote for Childers in the general since they voted for Thad in the primary.

Therefore, if Thad were to lose by a close margin to Childers, he could have the votes reviewed and contrasted in these precincts and those votes would be thrown out.

Pretty slick...

The other side note is that these black voters that have been against voter ID went to the polls and thought nothing of it yesterday...which gives it even more legal defensibility.

[deltadukman]

So for those defending Cochran, what is your stance on the solicitation of the Democratic votes to win at any costs?

It is pretty disgusting...just like taking pictures of your opponents bed-laden wife. Politics is dirty.

Yeah I guess in todays world two wrongs make a right....

[bustercat64]

I guess Mississippi was not ready for a change or maybe it will be coming in November if we elect a Democrat. I feel that it was older generation republicans verses younger and the older won out. I am hoping that Cochren has learned that Mississippi wants a change well at least half of us do anyway. All I know and can speak about is my own situation and it sucks. I work 50 to 60 hours a week and at the end of the day a person that does nothing has just as much as I do. What do we do, send the same people back the caused this problem. I agree McDaniel might not have been the answer but what has Cochren done for people like me. He has helped spend my money on things I don't agree with. I have always been taught that you have to stand up for what you believe in and I guess I'm wrong and everyone like me is wrong because we don't like the way we are headed. If Cochren would just change a little bit then he would get the support from people like me, hope he will but doing something the same way for 40 years is hard to change.

[fireplug]

Would anyone really be opposed to Greg Harper taking over for Thad in a few years? I think he'd be the best for the job, him or Delbert. I think at the end of the day more people had faith in an appointment than a state senator who hasn't really done much in the state promising to deliver the world once he got to DC.

Both of them are political opportunists that love being part of the cronyism that is DC. Haley Barbour and other republican establishment puppets. I think it would be a complete slap in the face of the people of Ms for either of them or anyone else for that matter, to be appointed without holding a special election
and letting the people decide who they want to represent them. But that is and has been the plan all this time and Phil will do as the puppet masters
tell him to do.

[Deltamud77]

So for those defending Cochran, what is your stance on the solicitation of the Democratic votes to win at any costs?

It is pretty disgusting...just like taking pictures of your opponents bed-laden wife. Politics is dirty.

Yeah I guess in todays world two wrongs make a right....

Actually, McDaniel had multiple wrongs...from picture taking to breaking into courthouses on election nights.

[regishay]

http://www.c-span.org/video/?c4501934/fart-hard

[GrizwalD]

http://www.c-span.org/video/?c4501934/fart-hard

Hahaha i was wondering how long it was gonna take people to jump on that when i heard him say it last night.

[deltadukman]

Actually, McDaniel had multiple wrongs...from picture taking to breaking into courthouses on election nights.

McDaniel did these things? What about the Cochran staffer in Desoto county caught red handed stealing signs. This is a grade school debate. I am just going to assume you think its fair game and good policy to enlist the help of the Democrats to help your candidate win the election since you wont openly agree or deny the question at hand. In a head to head honest election, republicans voting only. McDaniel wins. Not saying its necessarily a good thing, but the Cochran Camps playbook is shady at best.