The real political race today is MS-01, a special congressional election in a district that is heavily Republican and has been occupied by a Republican congressman for years. But the Democrat, Travis Childers, has a good chance of winning. If he does, this will be the third election in a row where a Democratic candidate won an upset in a heavily Republican district.
Both parties have been pouring money into this contest. The Repubicans even sent Dick Cheney down to campaign, but it is unclear if this will help or hurt. The Republican strategy has been to paint Childers as a "liberal" and associate him with Obama. The same strategy backfired in Louisiana (LA-06).
If the Republicans lose 3 in a row, that is a very bad sign for them in the upcoming presidential, congressional, and senate elections.
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