Yeah, Hyde-Smith is easily one of the luckiest Class II Senators. She would have been in a world of trouble if Pressley or Hood had run against her in 2018 or even this year.
Certainly Hood, but idk if Pressley would've won. I doubt she'd have made as many gaffes against a white opponent tbh. A lot of the time it struck me as being more a sloppy attempt at race-baiting by someone who though smart enough to understand what a dog whistle, lacked the political skills to pull it off without coming across as blatantly racist. I don't blame Hood for assuming Governor would be an easier lift though since no one realized how incompetent Hyde-Smith would be and IIRC was considered slightly stronger than Generic R when she was picked for the vacancy.
