Once an afterthought, Mississippi creeps onto the Senate battlefield

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Mississippi hasn’t sent a Democrat to the Senate since 1982, but what was long considered an untouchable state, punctuated by President Donald Trump’s 24-point victory two years ago, is now raising eyebrows as a possibly competitive seat in the midterm elections.

Trump will rally voters Monday in the Magnolia State to reelect Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) just as Democrats and election watchers are paying closer attention to what was once an unthinkable seat to flip for Democrat Scott Colom.

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