From the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal:
On March 11, Mississippians will have a presidential primary, and for the first time in a long while, it will actually mean something. Mississippi hasn’t had much to say about who the Democratic or Republican nominees for president would be in more than three decades. By the time our primaries or caucuses have come along, the winners have usually long since been decided. This year is different in Mississippi, as it is across the country. Depending on what happens in Texas and Ohio the week before, our Democratic primary could be pivotal for either Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama … … Mississippi hasn’t really been in play in a general election since Ronald Reagan beat Jimmy Carter in 1980. The Republican nominee has won every election since, most of them handily. But this year could be different, given the amazing drawing power of Obama. If he is the nominee and could produce a record African-American turnout, coupled with, say, 20 to 25 percent of the white vote, an Obama general election victory in Mississippi – while still a long shot – isn’t inconceivable.
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