Hood's performance was not bad for Mississippi. Losing 5.8% in a deep red state in an off year in this polarized electorate is very decent.
I agree, Hood has nothing to be ashamed of. It was worth taking the shot with the best Democrats had to offer, even if it meant sacrificing his AG spot. I don’t know what it will take for Mississippi to ever elect another Democrat to the governorship (they’re already dead last in pretty much everything of all the states).
The only slightly disappointing result from a Democratic perspective would be the minimal gains in the VA state senate where now we have to rely on Joe Morrisey and Fairfax to not screw us. It seems Democrats left a fair amount of Clinton seats on the board. I guess it goes to show you that the “independent voice” stuff works better than campaigning primarily on being first and foremost a partisan Democrat/Republican
