Mississippi Senate election, 2014

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

This should be interesting.

[Maxwell]

It really doesn't matter to me. One is a pork barreler who has seniority, the other won't, but would vote against a repeal of Obamacare.

[moderatevoter]

Cochran (normal)

[Miles]

As much as I like Childers, Cochran has been good for the state.

I guess I'd hold my nose and vote Cochran.

[TJ in Oregon]

Cochran obviously. I probably would have voted for Childers over McDaniel though.

[MyRescueKittehRocks]

McDaniel (this race is still being contested, normal)

Why would you take a Democrat of McDaniel TJ

[TJ in Oregon]

McDaniel (this race is still being contested, normal)

Why would you take a Democrat of McDaniel TJ

Childers is a socon and McDaniel has openly compared himself to Ted Cruz as a model for how he would carry himself in the senate. Another Ted Cruz is precisely the last thing the Republican Party needs right now. He'd do far more national damage than he'd help by filling a seat instead of a Democrat who is actually pretty palatable.

Also McDaniel's antics throughout show he is, at least in my opinion, unfit to hold elected office. This quixotic bid to throw out the votes of black people is beyond the pale. Sure the election laws did not benefit him, but he had plenty of time to try and change the laws while he was in the state legislature if he sincerely thought them unfair. But he didn't because he doesn't give a crap about the sincerity of the election laws, he only cares about himself and hearing himself speak longer. McDaniel (and Cruz as well) are some of the worst. I wouldn't be terribly surprised if either is actually a liberal Democrat trying to caricature the worst possible image of conservatives they can think of to disgrace the Republican Party.

[ElectionsGuy]

eh, Cochran (given that O'Hara is a unpredictable mixed bag) very unenthusiastically

[free my dawg]

Still Childers.

[Dr. Cynic]

I'd just leave Mississippi...

[PiMp DaDdy FitzGerald]

The plantation owner or the *ss pirate. Probably Childers

[LeBron]

Childers is the lesser of 2 evils, so him, I guess.

No matter how much he used to say how independent and anti-Pelosi he was, Childers did vote with Democratic leadership 83% of the time including a vote for Pelosi for Speaker and would do the same for Reid. He also voted for the stimulus, opposes social security privatization, and doesn't want to repeal Obamacare completely, so that partially negates his sociocon record, but both are terrible.

[politicallefty]

Childers (D), as I support having a Democratic Majority in the Senate.

[7,052,770]

If I thought Cochran would serve a whole term, he'd have my support.

But I doubt it, so I'll be voting Childers. That is of course subject to change if Childers starts campaigning for an Obamacare repeal or something, but I doubt he'll do that.

[WalterMitty]

i would vote for the one who isnt a right wing democrat.  cochran, who is pretty decent for a southern republican.

[7,052,770]

i would vote for the one who isnt a right wing democrat.  cochran, who is pretty decent for a southern republican.

Childers is 50 points more liberal by ACU score. There isn't a single issue where Cochran is to Childers' left.

[WalterMitty]

i would vote for the one who isnt a right wing democrat.  cochran, who is pretty decent for a southern republican.

Childers is 50 points more liberal by ACU score. There isn't a single issue where Cochran is to Childers' left.

okay,  then again, childers is wrong on important issues like privatizing ss.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Cochran (R)

[Oldiesfreak1854]

McDaniel (this race is still being contested, normal)

Why would you take a Democrat of McDaniel TJ

Childers is a socon and McDaniel has openly compared himself to Ted Cruz as a model for how he would carry himself in the senate. Another Ted Cruz is precisely the last thing the Republican Party needs right now. He'd do far more national damage than he'd help by filling a seat instead of a Democrat who is actually pretty palatable.

Also McDaniel's antics throughout show he is, at least in my opinion, unfit to hold elected office. This quixotic bid to throw out the votes of black people is beyond the pale. Sure the election laws did not benefit him, but he had plenty of time to try and change the laws while he was in the state legislature if he sincerely thought them unfair. But he didn't because he doesn't give a crap about the sincerity of the election laws, he only cares about himself and hearing himself speak longer. McDaniel (and Cruz as well) are some of the worst. I wouldn't be terribly surprised if either is actually a liberal Democrat trying to caricature the worst possible image of conservatives they can think of to disgrace the Republican Party.

State law doesn't allow voters to participate in runoffs for a party different from the one they voted in during the initial primary.  Now mind you, I think McDaniel is just being a sore loser, and I doubt many blacks voted in either primary to begin with, but he may have a case.

[7,052,770]

i would vote for the one who isnt a right wing democrat.  cochran, who is pretty decent for a southern republican.

Childers is 50 points more liberal by ACU score. There isn't a single issue where Cochran is to Childers' left.

okay,  then again, childers is wrong on important issues like privatizing ss.

You support privatizing social security?  That's ... weird, but even so, Childers is certainly closer to you politically, even with your oddball pet issues getting extra weight.

The only left-of-centers who have any reason to not be 100% behind Childers are the ones who live in Mississippi.

[IceSpear]

McDaniel (this race is still being contested, normal)

I'm sure Alan Keyes is still contesting the 2004 Illinois Senate race as well.

[IceSpear]

okay,  then again, childers is wrong on important issues like privatizing ss.

[Frozen Sky Ever Why]

Cochran.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

i would vote for the one who isnt a right wing democrat.  cochran, who is pretty decent for a southern republican.

Childers is 50 points more liberal by ACU score. There isn't a single issue where Cochran is to Childers' left.

okay,  then again, childers is wrong on important issues like privatizing ss.

What the hell?

[H. Ross Peron]

Still Childers.