MS-Garin Hart Yang (Espy internal): Hyde-Smith +5

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Espy was on MSNBC earlier this morning and shared a GHY poll showing him trailing Hyde-Smith 47-42.

https://twitter.com/MikeEspyMS/status/1293925690178506753?s=20

https://twitter.com/MSTODAYnews/status/1293926383878574080?s=20

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Some other findings reported in the survey the Espy campaign released Thursday:

*Espy is up by 8 points over Hyde-Smith with independent voters, and tied with Hyde-Smith among young white voters, aged 18-34.
*Espy has about 85% support among Black voters.
*Espy polled 40% positive, 22% negative; Hyde-Smith at 37% positive, 34% negative.
*The poll included 35% Black likely voters, and its sample reported voting for President Trump in 2016 54% to 39%. Trump won in Mississippi in 2016 with 58%.