Mississippi Senate Race: Can Scott Colom Defeat Cindy Hyde-Smith?

National Democrats opened their checkbook in Mississippi for the first time this election cycle in a last-minute attempt to unseat the deep-red state’s incumbent GOP Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith. The Senate Majority PAC (SMP), aligned with Democratic Senate Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, purchased a $1.2 million television ad buy to boost Scott Colom, a district attorney, in the final weeks of the midterm cycle — one that has become increasingly concerning for Republicans, even in deep-red states.

The 30-second ad buy presents Hyde-Smith, seeking her second full term, as a “do-nothing” senator, and Colom as a bulwark against “corruption in both parties” and a man of Christian faith. The buy is the latest episode of a bullish Democratic Party keen on winning statewide elections in deep-red states.

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Tanner Nau

Tanner Nau is a Reporting Fellow at National Review, based in Washington, D.C. He previously worked at The Free Press.

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National Democrats opened their checkbook in Mississippi for the first time this election cycle in a last-minute attempt to unseat the deep-red state’s incumbent GOP Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith. The Senate Majority PAC (SMP), aligned with Democratic Senate Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, purchased a $1.2 million television ad buy to boost Scott Colom, a district attorney, in the final weeks of the midterm cycle — one that has become increasingly concerning for Republicans, even in deep-red states.

The 30-second ad buy presents Hyde-Smith, seeking her second full term, as a “do-nothing” senator, and Colom as a bulwark against “corruption in both parties” and a man of Christian faith. The buy is the latest episode of a bullish Democratic Party keen on winning statewide elections in deep-red states.