McDaniel expected to file lawsuit today

[JRP1994]

http://m.sfgate.com/news/article/McDaniel-challenge-expected-to-be-filed-Thursday-5687456.php

UGH.

[SWE]

lol

[Incipimus iterum]

Chris McDaniel needs to get a life

[Miles]

Hanabusa's campaign will also be in court today

[Lief 🗽]

I support his valiant struggle.

[ElectionsGuy]

Sore loser

[Vega]

It's a shame he's Joe Millered himself. He probably could've gotten elected Governor or to Congress in the future, had he bowed out gracefully.

He still could easily get elected to at least a U.S. House seat.

[CapoteMonster]

lol

[DrScholl]

Good for him.

[7,052,770]

It's a shame he's Joe Millered himself. He probably could've gotten elected Governor or to Congress in the future, had he bowed out gracefully.

I doubt it.

He still could easily get elected to at least a U.S. House seat.

Definitely not.

[SWE]

It's a shame he's Joe Millered himself. He probably could've gotten elected Governor or to Congress in the future, had he bowed out gracefully.

lol no

[smoltchanov]

I support his valiant struggle.

Valiant struggle of sore loser with stone age views? Lol...

[free my dawg]

It's a shame he's Joe Millered himself. He probably could've gotten elected Governor or to Congress in the future, had he bowed out gracefully.

He still could easily get elected to at least a U.S. House seat.

Nah, Palazzo's narrow margin was more of a testament to Taylor than a knock on him.

[MyRescueKittehRocks]

Sore loser

There were serious illegalities in this race. Had the Dems stayed out of the GOP primary after voting in their own, he would've won and Thad would be retiring at the end of the year.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Sore loser

There were serious illegalities in this race. Had the Dems stayed out of the GOP primary after voting in their own, he would've won and Thad would be retiring at the end of the year.

None of what you're describing is illegal.

[moderatevoter]

Well, Democrats who voted in the original primary aren't allowed to then vote in the Republican run-off. That said, I believe the total number of these "crossover" votes was small and certainly not enough to overcome a 7,800 vote margin.

[7,052,770]

Sore loser

There were serious illegalities in this race. Had the Dems stayed out of the GOP primary after voting in their own, he would've won and Thad would be retiring at the end of the year.

None of what you're describing is illegal.

It technically is illegal to vote in a primary if you have no intention of supporting whoever wins no matter what, but that's impossible to prove (and has been declared such).

But as I've mentioned, I do kinda sympathize with him, since I'd be so infuriated if a bunch of Republicans tainted a Democratic primary like that. It is indisputable that McDaniel got a majority of the Republican vote on June 24.

[smoltchanov]

Sore loser

There were serious illegalities in this race. Had the Dems stayed out of the GOP primary after voting in their own, he would've won and Thad would be retiring at the end of the year.

These are not illegalities. This is an essence of "open primary"... If it's open - anyone can vote anyway in any primary (in run-off - if he/she didn't voted in first primary for some party).. So - it's absolutely normal.

[LeBron]

Judge Hollis McGehee, appointed by Mississippi Chief Justice William Waller, states he will take up McDaniel's case and a date for the trial to begin has been set. Cochran also demands the case be thrown out.

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According to the McDaniel campaign, there's even more great news! The judge wants this done in a timely manner, and Judge McGehee has stated he reserves the right to unseat Senator Thad Cochran after the November election if necessary and that election records will be preserved as evidence for the trial. Also, if the judge rules in the plaintiff's favor, the ballots will still be able to be reprinted with McDaniel's name on the ballot.

Childers should be crossing his fingers leading up to the judge's decision. The election records could be enough proof in itself to show that McDaniel won outright on June 4th with actual Republican support. If McDaniel does pull this off, he's earned it, but beating Childers in the general would be far from a guarantee.

[Panda Express]

Sore loser

There were serious illegalities in this race. Had the Dems stayed out of the GOP primary after voting in their own, he would've won and Thad would be retiring at the end of the year.

You're dating a geologist I see. I guess I can see why a geologist would find you attractive. Your head is full of rocks after all.

[free my dawg]

And it's thrown out. Cochran wins.

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

McDaniel still refusing to concede though, per cnn.

[IceSpear]

And it's thrown out. Cochran wins.

The article says he can appeal, and I'm sure he will...

[moderatevoter]

Like IceSpear said, I'm sure McDaniel will appeal. He's not the type to fade away quietly.

I don't think he really expects this to get anywhere. At this point, he probably just wants to make life hell for everybody.

[Vega]

And it's thrown out. Cochran wins.

Yeah, had McDaniel just rode off in the sunset after the run-off he totally could have had almost any Federal or Statewide office in a couple years. He's young - unlike Cochran. His doors were (and I guess still are) open.