Democratic and Republican lawyers and groups trade sharp legal letters about procedures for counting ballots in tight race

Democrat Scott Colom is on the verge of winning a Senate seat in Mississippi in a stunning upset, but ballots are still being counted in a close race where Colom holds a lead of just under 2,000 votes over Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith. Losing ruby-red Mississippi would be the final straw for Republicans after a midterm sweep by Democrats that turned Texas and South Carolina blue.

A possible legal fight is also brewing, as both sides trade sharp legal letters about the procedures for counting remaining ballots. National voting groups and attorneys have descended upon the magnolia state, joining the local groups that worked to mobilize voters. Democratic and Republican groups, including Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) and Democratic election attorneys from the Elias Law Group, have deployed hundreds of volunteers and lawyers to all the state’s 82 counties to oversee the final rounds of counting.

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    I cannot understand how ~50% over the voters think that ever is great and they want more.

    They want higher gas prices. They want more inflation.

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      They want discriminatory laws, and religion in schools. They don’t care who gets hurt to make this happen.

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      Or they’re uninformed, have been inundated by propaganda by social media algorithms and billionaire-owned news outlets, and don’t understand what they’re actually voting for.

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        They understand what they’re voting for. It’s outsiders looking in who don’t understand their interests.

        Their primary interest is cultural supremacy. Economy and everything else come second.

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          That is like tarring everyone that votes democratic with the characters of the business class that support them. Anytime you are making broad absolute generalizations about 80 million people, you should take a step back and think about it.

          To be clear, the majority for both parties votes to reject the other party in truth, not for the one they vote for. Only 30% actually likes these pricks.