Given MS's inelasticity Hood ever leading by double digits is virtually impossible, if Hood wins it's a nailbiter.
Hood won by 10 points in 2015 of all years, when Bryant (R) won reelection by 34 points simultaneously. Doesn’t sound very #inelastic to me. Also, a Democratic sacrificial lamb came within 7 points of winning a federal race just two months ago.
Mike Espy had a pro Democratic national environment and more importantly Cindy Hyde Smith's scandals(which Reeves probably won't have) and it still wasn't particularly close.
Did you say something about Reeves not having any scandals?
https://american-ledger.com/accountability/mississippi-gop-gubernatorial-front-runner-tate-reeves-fraternity-yearbook-page-included-blackface/
