Mississippians stood in line in some crowded precincts Tuesday to vote in a hard-fought governor's race between Republican incumbent Tate Reeves and Democratic challenger Brandon Presley.Republicans dominate in the conservative state, but Democrats were making an aggressive...
Mississippians stood in line in some crowded precincts Tuesday to vote in a hard-fought governor's race between Republican incumbent Tate Reeves and Democratic challenger Brandon Presley.
Heading into Election Day, Reeves told voters that Mississippi had momentum with job creation, low unemployment and improvements in education. He said liberal, out-of-state donors to Presley's campaign were trying to change Mississippi. “He’s not going to open his mouth about ethics reform,” Presley said of Reeves. “He is the poster child of this broken, corrupt system.”
For the first time, Mississippi had the possibility of a runoff in the governor's race if no candidate received at least 50% of the vote. An independent candidate, Gwendolyn Gray, announced weeks ago that she was dropping out and endorsing Presley, but she did it after ballots were set. “People don’t always connect voting to their everyday lives, and they need to think about that impact — think about how who is elected impacts everything that happens with your life and those of your children and your grandkids,” Blackmon said as James Brown’s “Say It Loud — I’m Black and I’m Proud” played from loudspeakers on the bus.
Jimmy Ware of Natchez, a retired electrician who was backing Presley, said the local Democratic Party and the NAACP plan a big push for Black turnout on Election Day.
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