Mississippi Senate Race

When Trent Lott retired to go make millions giving speeches to old white men, Mississippi governor Haley Barbour named Roger Wicker to take his place. Then he moved the special election to permanently replace Lott to November. This was to give Wicker the advantage of incumbency.

Wicker's opponent is Ronnie Musgrove, a popular long-time Mississippi Democrat. A recent poll shows Musgrove up 48-34.

Yes, it's early. And sure, the polling company works mostly for Democrats. But the idea that the Democrats could win a Senate seat in Mississippi is fantastic news. If the Republicans have to use resources to defend Mississippi, they are in even more trouble nationwide than I thought.