McDaniel delivers challenge notice to Cochran’s son
ELLISVILLE — The Republican who lost a primary runoff election to Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran is taking the first step to challenge the outcome. Chris McDaniel’s campaign said it believes it has...
View ArticleHosemann: Poll books being handled correctly
JACKSON — Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann says his office is correctly handling its part in Mississippi’s elections and he should be dismissed from a federal lawsuit filed by people seeking access...
View ArticleAfrican American voters ask for Cochran’s help after runoff victory
JACKSON — After black voters helped Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran survive an intense Republican primary runoff against an insurgent conservative challenger, some civil rights leaders in the South want...
View ArticleMiss. GOP to file Senate runoff certified results
JACKSON, Mississippi — The Mississippi Republican Party faces a Monday deadline to file certified results from the June 24 runoff in which six-term Sen. Thad Cochran defeated Chris McDaniel. Party...
View ArticleRepublicans certify Cochran’s win over McDaniel
JACKSON — U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran won the state’s Republican primary runoff over challenger Chris McDaniel by 7,667 votes, according to a certification made by the state Republican Party and submitted...
View ArticleOxford judge wants to send poll books lawsuit to Jackson
JACKSON — A federal judge in Oxford asked yesterday why he shouldn’t send a lawsuit about access to poll books to Jackson. U.S. District Judge Michael P. Mills, in an order filed yesterday, wrote that...
View ArticleDAVID DALLAS: Fight on, Chris McDaniel, fight on!
Heaven help us, this Republican Primary really is ugly and in full view of a nosy nation who long suspected this southern neighbor to be full-blown crazy. As we move forward, let’s consider a variety...
View ArticleMcDaniel’s backers refile poll books lawsuit
JACKSON — A federal lawsuit seeking voter records has been refiled in Mississippi’s southern district federal court. Texas group True the Vote and 22 Mississippi residents refiled their lawsuit...
View ArticleBOBBY HARRISON: Wicker’s 2008 Senate race also had sharp ads
In the midst of what was thought to be a close election for the U.S. Senate in 2008, Republican Roger Wicker ran radio ads courting the votes of black Mississippians because his opponent, Ronnie...
View ArticleBILL CRAWFORD — Patriots’ Duty: Keep national fabric whole
Every Independence Day, words and symbols from our Founders captivate me. There is the preamble to the Declaration of Independence, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created...
View ArticleLack of time, money hurting McDaniel’s effort to toss Cochran’s win
JACKSON — A tight timeline and potential cash crunch could make it impossible for tea party-backed Chris McDaniel to overturn his Republican primary loss to six-term Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran....
View ArticleMcDaniel turns to Supreme Court in bid to count votes
JACKSON — U.S. Senate challenger Chris McDaniel is taking his quest to view original voting records to the Mississippi Supreme Court. McDaniel asked yesterday for an emergency order forcing Harrison...
View ArticleWill McDaniel file challenge of his runoff loss to Cochran?
ELLISVILLE — State Sen. Chris McDaniel is expected to announce today whether he will file a formal challenge of his loss to six-term U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran in the Mississippi Republican primary runoff....
View ArticleCourt wants more info from McDaniel on voting records request
JACKSON — The Mississippi Supreme Court is seeking more information about state Sen. Chris McDaniel’s request for voting records as he prepares a possible challenge of his loss to Sen. Thad Cochran in...
View ArticleGOP official reports fewer illegal ballots than McDaniel claims
JACKSON — The Hinds County Republican Party chairman said yesterday that 300 to 350 possible illegally cast votes were found in Mississippi’s largest county in the Senate runoff between incumbent Thad...
View ArticleMcDaniel lawyers: challenge likely in primary loss
JACKSON — Lawyers for tea party candidate Chris McDaniel said Wednesday that they intend, in the next 10 days, to file a challenge of McDaniel’s loss to six-term Sen. Thad Cochran in the Mississippi...
View ArticleJustices rule against McDaniel as he seeks birthdates on poll books
JACKSON, Mississippi — The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled Thursday that circuit clerks must redact voters’ birthdates before poll books are open for public inspection. The ruling is a blow to state...
View ArticleMcDaniel alleges GOP race-baiting; says party should be ‘purged’
ELLISVILLE — Mississippi state Sen. Chris McDaniel said today that other Republicans used “race-baiting” to hurt him in a U.S. Senate primary, and the GOP needs to be “purged” of people who use...
View ArticleJudge to hear from True the Vote as McDaniel attempts to overturn loss to...
JACKSON — A federal judge is scheduled to hear arguments tomorrow in a lawsuit filed by a group seeking Mississippi voter records. U.S. District Judge Nancy F. Atlas of Texas will be in Jackson to hear...
View ArticleDAVID DALLAS: Mr. McDaniel goes to Washington
The McDaniel campaign may yet have their day in court to plead foul play in Mississippi’s Republican Primary, but that seems an unlikely route for McDaniel to have the chance to represent the people of...
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