October 30, 2008
Posted: 03:05 PM ET

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Former Democratic Gov. Ronnie Musgrove speaks to reporters in Philadelphia, Mississippi, in July.
Former Democratic Gov. Ronnie Musgrove speaks to reporters in Philadelphia, Mississippi, in July.

(CNN) – In a normal election, the possibility of traditionally red Mississippi voting blue is slim.

But with an unpopular president, a broken economy and an African-American at the top of the Democratic ticket, the prospect is high for Democrats to pick up in November.

Related: 'Perfect storm' could give Dems 'magic 60′ in Senate

Mississippi has not sent a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 26 years and has voted Republican in eight of the last nine presidential elections.

In 2000 and 2004, the state overwhelmingly supported George W. Bush by a nearly 60 percent margin.

Despite some polling showing Republican Sen. Roger Wicker with a comfortable lead over former Democratic Gov. Ronnie Musgrove, both campaigns agree the race is going to come down to every last vote.

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Filed under: Senate


Brendan H., San Antonio, TX   October 31st, 2008 9:53 am ET

If there is the slightest chance that Mississippi could go Blue, the GOP thugs would burn down the polling stations in the heavily Democratic areas to prevent it – make book on it!!!

rachel   October 30th, 2008 8:02 pm ET

Its interesting that the republican canidate for the senate is attacking Hillary cause she supports ronnie.

Deb   October 30th, 2008 7:58 pm ET

And in Louisiana it has been reported that McCain and Obama are in a statistical tie. Louisiana has been shown to be leaning McCain or safe for McCain I think the south is turning blue!!!!!!!!!

Nicole   October 30th, 2008 7:52 pm ET

I'm from Mississippi and…I voted for Musgrove!!! I seriously hope he wins, but I know the chances of a Democrat winning a race in Mississippi. Still, this needs to be the year of change. Our state is too far behind in education, employment, health care, etc. Go Obama, Musgrove, and all those other lovely Democrats on the ballot!

INDEPENDANT VET   October 30th, 2008 7:50 pm ET

PAY ATTENTION .

ONLY NEGATIVE ADDS TOWARD THE MAVRICKS GET POSTED .

THIS IS MEDIA AT IT'S FINEST HOUR .

SO GLAD TO SEE THAT THE DNC AND HOLLYWOOD WILL ONE DAY HAVE TO ANSWER TO ALL THERE LIES AND TIES . GOD IS WATCHING .

GOD BLESS AMERICA , SHE IS NOT FOR SALE.

reggie   October 30th, 2008 7:46 pm ET

NOBAMA!!!!

reggie   October 30th, 2008 7:46 pm ET

Come on CNN, Sen. Roger Wicker is up by over 10%. If you want to root for the dems so bad, pick a state with better odds.

annie - never again a dem.   October 30th, 2008 7:42 pm ET

ACORN + OBAMA = VOTER FRAUD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lyndon,CA   October 30th, 2008 7:33 pm ET

Luv ya Red Mississippi!

Texas Teacher   October 30th, 2008 7:26 pm ET

Charlie, you lump head, as my old daddy would have said! We are voting for Obama because he is a man of the people for the people! We don't care if he is black, white, red, yellow, or GREEN! We are voting for him because he is the man with the plan!

Unlike McCain… McSame…. and his camp…. Obama is the man for the job! And America knows it even if you Republicans DO NOT!

No Amabo   October 30th, 2008 7:25 pm ET

Musgrave, what a freak! Why is it you know when you are dealing with a liberal goon? Must you all look alike?

Texas Teacher   October 30th, 2008 7:22 pm ET

Catholic Mom…. you are absolutely right!!!

Obama is in no one's back pocket. He owes nothing to anyone besides the People of this country. We have supported him, and he WILL support us!!!

Vote early…. VOTE OBAMA!

John   October 30th, 2008 7:16 pm ET

I'm not surprised…it's very simple math you see….
"Me first"(Palin) + "Wealthy first"(McCain) = Country LAST!

david   October 30th, 2008 6:57 pm ET

mccain can win the undecided by doing nothing, i see mccain as a unpresidential president, basically i am a strong believer that mccain will never win the presidency, he should try when he is 80 yrs

Christopher Coleman   October 30th, 2008 6:53 pm ET

Why hasn't more investigation and exposure of the secessionist attitiude of the Alaskan Independent Party and the role that Tom Palin and the speeches of Sarah Palin before that group. There is an attitude there that they are more important than the lower 48 states and could go it alone based on oil and gas availability.

Cynthia - Arkansas   October 30th, 2008 6:52 pm ET

Mississippi, probably the poorest state in the union. What have the Republicans done for you? You finally have an opportunity to turn the page. TAKE IT! President Obama will help ALL Americans, not just the rich. McCain has no plans to change anything. More tax breaks for the rich, oil companies, big corporation. DON'T BE FOOLED!

Obama/Biden 08

NANCY FROM MONTANA   October 30th, 2008 6:51 pm ET

MONTANA MAY GO OBAMA, THE RACE IS ALMOST NECK AND NECK

BIG SKY COUNTRY TURNING BLUE!!!!!!!!!!1

MONTANAN FOR OBAMA/BIDEN

Sunshine   October 30th, 2008 6:46 pm ET

I agree with Blue Southern…let's be nice and fair…..labeling all of one race from one state a deragatory name is not nice…..I am a 100% Obama supporter, but I am a true American first! Get past the prejudices and look towards our futures…………..God Bless America and ALL of its people….AMEN!!!!

David, Silver Spring, MD   October 30th, 2008 6:26 pm ET

Let's hope every African American of voting age in Mississippi stands up and goes to the polls. That state has been treating them like sharecroppers ever since the war ended.

I used to be a Democrat   October 30th, 2008 6:24 pm ET

I live in Mississippi and all you people who bash our state are morons. You don't know anything about Mississippi.

And speaking of not knowing anything about Mississippi, CNN this article is garbage. Ronnie Musgrove has no chance of winning here. He is despised by both Republicans and Democrats. His record as Governor is HORRIBLE. Record unemployment, scandals, you name it. He is one of the reasons rational people like myself have left the Democratic party.

And I say that as someone who would NEVER vote for Roger Wicker. I'm going to sit this Senate election out.

White Mississippian for Obama   October 30th, 2008 6:21 pm ET

Mississippi will end up casting its electoral college votes for McCain, however the point spread will, in the end, give Republicans pause. There is incredible excitement for Obama here in MS among all groups of people and a very noticeable lack of enthusiasm for McCain. Most Republicans I know who are voting for McCain are doing so mainly because of Palin but even then they are not pumped up. In fact, many of them seem worried about a defeat. Wicker would be losing his seat for certain if we Democrats had a better candidate to run against him than Musgrove. Unfortunately, we don't have a full enough stable of good people that are being groomed for future races. However, keep your eyes on Greenville mayor Heather McTeer Hudson: she could realistically be the first African-American governor in Mississippi's history in a few elections. Chew on that, Haley Barbour!!!

George   October 30th, 2008 6:20 pm ET

KEEP FIGHTING FOR US SENATOR McCAIN !!!!!!

We got your back.

McCain/Palin 2008 !!!!

Brenda C   October 30th, 2008 6:18 pm ET

Proud to be from Mississippi. I can promise you Obamanation or Musgrove will not carry Mississippi.

Go McCain/Palin
Go Wicker

Nelson   October 30th, 2008 6:17 pm ET

First Lady Michelle Obama. I like the sound of that.

Obama/Biden 08

Borat   October 30th, 2008 6:16 pm ET

I'm being real here Obama will not win Miss. That just a fact to many Repubs , but when he runs for re-election in 2012 if the continue to do Voter Regis it close then. Stay focused on the states we need to win.

Jimmy, NJ   October 30th, 2008 6:16 pm ET

McCain wants to be president. That's it, nothing else. He doesn't care if we are in a crisis. He just wants to be president so he can go to war, while keeping his son out of it.

Obama/Biden 08

Once upon a horse   October 30th, 2008 6:15 pm ET

what has 4 eyes and STILL can't see?

M I S S I S S I P P I

Nancy, AZ   October 30th, 2008 6:14 pm ET

Good luck Roger Musgrove, clean the GOP's clock for putting us in this mess.

Obama/Biden 08

CAMEROON/WEST AFRICA   October 30th, 2008 6:10 pm ET

IF I AM GONNA GET MARRIED MY DREAM GIRL WILL COME FROM MISSISSIPPI.

Charlie   October 30th, 2008 6:09 pm ET

Democrats are stupid. Voting FOR someone just because he's black is just as racist as voting against him for the same reason.

Just say NO to affirmative action in the White House. This is not the time to fill a quota. Vote for experience and leadership. Vote McCain.

An American   October 30th, 2008 6:07 pm ET

MIssissippi – we know you know better than to turn blue. No one buys that bull CNN.

McCain/Palin

CAMEROON/WEST AFRICA   October 30th, 2008 6:07 pm ET

RACE ISSUE IS A THING OF THE PAST.AMERICA IS NO LONGER WHITE AND BLACK .PLEASE LETS STOP THIS BUSH MINDSET CONVERSATION ABOUT DIVISIVE POLITICS.
YOU CAN TAKE THAT CONVERSATION TO HANNITY AND COLMES FOX NEWS.
THE SMEAR AND FEAR BREEDING NETWORK

Joshua from Vandenberg AFB, CA   October 30th, 2008 6:05 pm ET

Even rednecks are catching on but they still won't vote for a black man. Sad.

june in FL   October 30th, 2008 6:05 pm ET

Im sure many, many times Miss. has regretted voting in Bush for a 2nd term. 2008 they don't want to make the same mistake & voting blue is the way. GO BLUE Miss. and never have regrets!!

CAMEROON/WEST AFRICA   October 30th, 2008 6:02 pm ET

MY FRIENDS
ALL I SEE IS BLUE BLUE BLUE BLUE
BLUE IS BEAUTIFUL GO MISSISSIPPI! YES YOU CAN.

Bea   October 30th, 2008 5:53 pm ET

We have had enough of Republicans..acting like they have a patent on christianity, scaring voters into voting for them and lying lying lying….not this time Republicans..America is going blue

Shannon   October 30th, 2008 5:53 pm ET

Obama has bought and paid for this election with 600 million dollars, I guess people get worked up about some clothes, but not about buying the presidency. Shame on us!

CJ in Jersey   October 30th, 2008 5:52 pm ET

It amazes me that people are still on the Hillary Clinton kick. If Hillary has gotten over it so should you. It's not only petty, but childish! GET OVER IT! If you're stupid enough to vote for the republican candidate because Hillary didn't win the nomination I think it's horrible that you're even allowed to vote!

CAMEROON?WEST AFRICA   October 30th, 2008 5:48 pm ET

THE ARIZONA SENATOR IS IN DEAD HEAT WITH MCCAIN.
BOOOOOOOYAAAAAAH!

KLEE   October 30th, 2008 5:48 pm ET

to the few that say do your homework on these folks that are running – I have – over and over – looked up McCain – Pailin – Obama – Biden & even nader – they all have positives & negatives nothing scarey – except for one – Palin – you can find little to say about what she is about – BUT all that said – OBAMA/BIDEN are my favorites because they indeed represent a real change and for the positive – not the negative stuff that McCain keeps putting out…….McCain needed to go back to his 2000 campaign and to have picked a VP that had been vetted. Thanks but no thanks. OBAMA/BIDEN 2008

No Hillary = No Obama   October 30th, 2008 5:45 pm ET

And who says race has nothing to do with this election?

David   October 30th, 2008 5:43 pm ET

Mississippi people are smart – voting McCain/Palin and Wicker.

C A   October 30th, 2008 5:41 pm ET

Obama will win with 291, 306, 326 or 353 electoral votes. You can take it to the bank.

RDS   October 30th, 2008 5:41 pm ET

I would love for my state to go BLUE!!!! McCain is only carrying MS by an average of 5 points so there's always a chance. I wouldn't bet the house on it but there's always a chance.

CAMEROON/WEST AFRICA   October 30th, 2008 5:40 pm ET

WE DON'T NEED ANGER AND EMPTY HEADED PALIN AND A DIVISIVE POLITICS AT THIS DIFINING MOMENT IN HISTORY IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
GONE ARE THE BUSH,MCLAME AND CHENEY LEGACIES.GOOD BYE.
ALL I SEE IS BLUE BLUE BLUE BLUE ALL THE WAY.
BLUE IS BEAUTIFUL MISSISSIPI GO FOR IT ;YES YOU CAN.

singlac   October 30th, 2008 5:40 pm ET

sick and tired – leave off the red neck stuff. I've lived on the Mississippi Coast for years and find the people in our area smarter, better educated, friendlier, livelier and more open-minded than the people I knew when I lived in the west and mid-west. By the way, I'm white, middle-aged with a masters degree and am supporting Obama/Biden and Ronnie Musgrove.

the snarly old hawk squawks in fellowship square   October 30th, 2008 5:34 pm ET

Mississippi mentioned in the same breath as Democrat.Shrub seems to have attained the legacy he has so longingly sought.

Obama/Biden 08   October 30th, 2008 5:34 pm ET

To hell with the Senate race, Obama might win Missouri in the election.

Catholic-mom-4-OBAMA   October 30th, 2008 5:34 pm ET

@ "Captain cucamonga"

I will TRY and TYPE REAL SLOW ………SO ……..YOU………..CAN……..READ…………..THIS…………THE MONEY……..SEN. OBAMA…………..USED ………….FOR ……….HIS AD……….WAS …………DONATED………..BY………MILLIONS………..OF…………AMERICANS!

THE AVERAGE DONATION IS $86! YOU FAR-RIGHT-HATE-LIES-AND-FEAR-MONGERS ARE SO……..JEALOUS……….ALL YOU KNOW HOW TO DO IS………..SPEW……….LIES……….AND………HATE!

SHAME ON YOU!

Pua, HI   October 30th, 2008 5:31 pm ET

Missisippi… turn blue… go for it! It is for the better. Obama/Biden 08

democrats /PA   October 30th, 2008 5:30 pm ET

i dont see it? palin runs the senate
or biden runs the preident
who did we vote for / what a joke
wow does this go againts you obama

?

Max   October 30th, 2008 5:28 pm ET

If not the Mormon screwballers in the 6th district and the sh!tclogged ret4rds in the 3rd, AZ goes blue.

LE   October 30th, 2008 5:28 pm ET

Bill Clinton was right in August, Obama is going to win by a landslide!

Blue Southern   October 30th, 2008 5:27 pm ET

"Red Neck Mississippi?" Come on now, that's just not too cool. I'm from Mississippi and I'm not a Red Neck or a Republican. Just a regular ole' middle-aged white guy and I will be voting for Obama with pride. It may be closer than you think. Quite a few of my republican family members are voting for Obama. Money talks and Republican BS walks.

democrats /PA   October 30th, 2008 5:27 pm ET

i dont see it? palin runs the senate
or biden runs the preident
who did we vote for / what a joke

christian paul   October 30th, 2008 5:27 pm ET

i follow American presidency campain since day one ,i will greatly happy if the RED REPUBLICAN won because it gonna be very disgracefull if this demo. of a thing won whom can be also regard as cowards and goat living in midst of wolfs .OBAMA is inesperience speaking well is not doing well. i pray for long live of AMERICA.

time 4 change   October 30th, 2008 5:26 pm ET

Love the way they all turn on Bush to make mccain look good.
THEY voted him in TWICE!!!!!

Oh, the hypocracy of republicans……SCARY

Ken   October 30th, 2008 5:26 pm ET

Fifteen BILLION dollars – and for only ONE QUARTER of the year!!!
And McCain wants to give them a tax break from your pockets of ANOTHER TWO BILLION!!!!! I guess it is only considered socialism if the little guy gets a few bucks. Corporate Welfare Cheques don't count!!!!

Shirley   October 30th, 2008 5:26 pm ET

I live in MS and have been republican for 30 years. I'm voting a straight democrat ticket this year. I have had enough and want a change especially in MS.

Chris from St. Louis   October 30th, 2008 5:26 pm ET

The margin of votes required to win has been cast already in early voting …. polls from now on has no meaning. It will be leaving a lot of voters who have already voted.

WELCOME TO THE OBAMA SHOW   October 30th, 2008 5:25 pm ET

HEY OBAMA SUPPORTERS,

SINCE YOUR SO EDUCATED ABOUT OBAMA WHY DONT YOU PULL UP OBAMA AND ODINGA THEN TELL ME YOUR STILL GOING TO VOTE FOR OBAMA!!

Frank Lee   October 30th, 2008 5:24 pm ET

Hey Hillary supporter – get over yourself.

You're a bigger loser than Palin………..

Charlotte   October 30th, 2008 5:24 pm ET

So much money and Obama can't seem to get the major boost he needs. If Reagan could do it so can McCain. I think this election will indeed go to the wire.

WELCOME TO THE OBAMA SHOW   October 30th, 2008 5:24 pm ET

HEY OBAMA SUPPORTERS,

SINCE YOUR SO EDUCATED ABOUT OBAMA WHY DONT YOU PULL UP OBAMA AND ODINGA THEN TELL ME YOUR STILL GOING TO VOTE FOR OBAMA!!

THE OBAMA SUPPORTERS ARE SO GULLIBLE!!!!!

THE TRAIL OF CROOKED PEOPLE THAT OBAMA HAS BEEN WITH CAN'T BE ALL FALSE!!!!!!!!!

I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THE MEDIA IS SO BLIND.

I GUARANTEE YOU IF IT WAS MC CAIN THE MEDIA WOULD BE ALL OVER IT.

Rick   October 30th, 2008 5:22 pm ET

Obama may stand up to McCain and Palin.
Obama may stand up to Wall Street.
Obama may even stand up to foreign terrorists.

But Obama will not stand up to Reid and Pelosi.
60 Dems = Disaster

time 4 change   October 30th, 2008 5:21 pm ET

Karen in Phoenix is correct. Every citizen of Arizona talks repeatedly how corrupt and inept Mcwar is and has been in Arizona…..scary.

Repubs are a dying breed. Soon as their party gets smaller and smaller, we wont have races this close anymore. Enjoy the fun while it lasts.
John McCain lost his honor and his marbles in these last 6 months, and made a horrible fool of himself.
Palin is just plain ignorant and a selfish diva. She will be using all this media attention for her own selfish future goals…..too bad she just isnt smart enough.

Steve   October 30th, 2008 5:21 pm ET

GALLUP POLL HAD OBAMA INCREASING HIS LEAD ON MCCAIN! CNN YOU NEED TO DO YOUR POLL WORK OVER. I KNOW YOUR MAD BECAUSE OF OBAMA'S THIRTY MINUTE COMERCIAL SHOW ON OTHER NETWORK. YOU ALL SHOULD HAVE MADE A DEAL AND SHOWN IT TO!

STEVE

Lorenzo   October 30th, 2008 5:20 pm ET

Don't you mean RED NECK MISSISSIPPI? LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JL   October 30th, 2008 5:20 pm ET

Obama may have changed his mind about public financing, but McCain changed his mind about running an honorable campaign.

I think the latter is a much worse broken promise.

John S   October 30th, 2008 5:19 pm ET

I'm a Canadian and there is no way that McCain will win this election. If it happens, I can see what will transpire in your country. Riots and civil turmoil because the whole population will know that their election process is a fraud and has nothing to do with democracy. I can see it now. Another civil war for the USA. Then you wonder where all the terrorist are? Just look at who is running your country now and you can see every turncoat in America

WELCOME TO THE OBAMA SHOW   October 30th, 2008 5:19 pm ET

HEY OBAMA SUPPORTERS,

SINCE YOUR SO EDUCATED ABOUT OBAMA WHY DONT YOU PULL UP OBAMA AND ODINGA THEN TELL ME YOUR STILL GOING TO VOTE FOR OBAMA!!

ITS AMAZING YOU ONLY SEE WHAT YOU WANT TOOOOOO.

ITS ALSO AMAZING YOU ONLY BELIEVE WHAT YOU WANT TOOO.

I GUESS THATS WHY WE HAVE ELECTIONS.

I JUST WISH THAT VOTERS DIDN'T LISTEN TO THE PARTIES OR MEDIA AND COMPLETE THEIR OWN RESEARCH.

annie   October 30th, 2008 5:18 pm ET

Thanks to acorn Mississippi has more registered voters than it has adult voters! 2008 the year obama BOUGHT THE ELECTION.

cjr   October 30th, 2008 5:16 pm ET

Haley would be red in the face for a long long time- those good old boys are about as red as they come. Go Obama!

cjr   October 30th, 2008 5:15 pm ET

Haley would be red in the face for a long long time- those good old boys are about as red as they come. Go Obama!

jamie,hattiesburg,ms   October 30th, 2008 5:15 pm ET

It's a shame that our state isn't completely blue after all we've been through and being last in almost every statistic economically.Just goes to show that the ways of MS haven't changed much and Mccain knew it when he came here for the first debate.He catered to the sterotype of MS by not even looking at Oboma as he if he was beneath him and the people went for it.I'm ashamed that my state is still stuck in the past.

Max   October 30th, 2008 5:15 pm ET

Who the hell lives in Maricopa that votes Republican, besides that fuqqing Mormon District?

afterlife13   October 30th, 2008 5:13 pm ET

An interesting dilemma. If McCain IS elected as President, he faced a Democratic Congress. It very well might be a lame duck four-year term, unless Palin "runs" the senate, as she told a third-grader.

karen-phoenix   October 30th, 2008 5:06 pm ET

Arizona is going blue!!! WE know McCain and DO NOT want him in the White HOuse. He messed up AZ, DO NOT let him mess up the US. He will be worse than Bush!!! AND Palin is a joke!!! This time we really, really need someone with brains and education!!! Not a hot shot old flyer who lost 3 airplanes!!!
God Bless Obama/BIden

Nimi from NY   October 30th, 2008 5:06 pm ET

I was cut of on the previous article on poll.

Many people that have not been polled already voted. More so, the only polls that matters is the electoral votes. You can fry with your national polls. I don't care much about them. The votes that counts are the electoralmore votes. They count more to me than the national polls.

hello Mr Obama   October 30th, 2008 5:05 pm ET

Why have not you sealed the deal yet ?

Tough times, Media, economy, failed-Bush policies are all in your favor.

You do not need $600M to convince American voters that you are capable of running the government and the country.

Any moron can run a business if there is no accountability.

-an Independent

Hillary supporter now for McCain/Palin   October 30th, 2008 5:04 pm ET

I'm voting Democrat because . . .

I believe oil companies' profits of 4% on a gallon of gas are obscene but the government taxing the same gallon of gas at 15% isn't.

I believe the government will do a better job of spending the money I earn than I would.

Because freedom of speech is fine as long as nobody is offended by it. (good one too)

because when we pull out of Iraq, I trust that the bad guys will stop what they're doing because they now think we're good people

because I believe that people who can't tell us if it will rain on Friday CAN tell us that the polar ice caps will melt away in ten years if I don't start driving less.

believe that business should not be allowed to make profits for themselves. They need to break even and give the rest away to the government for redistribution as THEY see fit.

because I believe liberal judges need to rewrite the Constitution every few days to suit some fringe kooks who would NEVER get their agendas past the voters. Go BO!

bob   October 30th, 2008 5:04 pm ET

Palin is going back to vote for Obama and Arizona is going blue(Obama) this time!

kayla   October 30th, 2008 5:00 pm ET

WISHFUL THINKING, BUT ALL RED STATES WILL TURN INTO BLUE. OBAMA 08

America's standards   October 30th, 2008 4:59 pm ET

Avalanche effect…lol

When shall you stop this deception!   October 30th, 2008 4:57 pm ET

- Why are Sen. McCain and his team using Joe the Plumber to insinuate that "Obama's Presidency will mean the death of Israel"?
- Why has Sen. McCain not allowed Sarah Palin as promised alone to do interview with Larry King Live, if she is qualified to be a VP of USA? Hiding something?
- Why is Sarah Palin’s windfall tax distribution to Alaskans not wealth distribution and “socialism”?
- Why are those checks from Bush Administration last May not wealth distribution and “socialism”?
Sarah Palin is a Fraud and must bet stopped before she messes up USA and the world!

Preco, NY   October 30th, 2008 4:54 pm ET

Amazing…… God works in mysterious ways!!!!!

Mohsen Emami   October 30th, 2008 4:53 pm ET

Down South, If anybody has done a wonderful job of converting hard core Republicans (Reds) into Democrats(Blue) this year, is Bush and McCain.

deeMontgomeryAl   October 30th, 2008 4:53 pm ET

If the polls and votes were handled correctly there would be no red states. Less than 1% of the nations population are wealthy. Government corruption has ruined the lifes of the vast majority of people. Yet we are to believe the majority of people are republicans, if this is so this is the self destructive. The size of the crowds that Obama draws vs McCain plainly verifys the polls that are done are not accurate and never has been.

hurriCAIN PALIN   October 30th, 2008 4:52 pm ET

Mississippi has not sent a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 26 years and has voted Republican in eight of the last nine presidential elections.

stick with your roots mississippi, nobama cannot and will not bring change and hope

KLEE   October 30th, 2008 4:49 pm ET

one mississippi two mississippi go mississippi vote OBAMA/BIDEN we need you out here!!

John Doe   October 30th, 2008 4:48 pm ET

McCain / Palin
Mavericks: REAL American Heros!

Sarah Palin the Alaskan Lobbyist   October 30th, 2008 4:48 pm ET

You know I was thinking and thinking and just couldn't put my finger on what was so dishonest about Sarah Palin then I heard her 'energy speech' yesterday and it hit me like a ton a bricks….

Palin is a lobbyist for Alaska. She is lobbying to bring more jobs to ALASKA, that's it! She knows nothing about the other 'lower 48′ nor does she has an interest in learning unless it will benefit Alaska.

She's playing a lying game with the American people and sadly the Republicans are so full of lobbyist they haven't noticed she's taking them for a long ride right into the pockets of Alaska.

Ken   October 30th, 2008 4:44 pm ET

It is only the media that is saying this. The state will not change and vote Democrat! The Republican (McCain/Palin) will be chosen instead.

Our country cannot have a "OJT" President, we need McCain/Palin, who are experienced, talent, skillful enough and the knowledge to get us out of the mess that Bush got us into.

NOBAMA 2008

McCain/Palin 2008

sick n tired   October 30th, 2008 4:44 pm ET

Dont you mean RED NECK Mississippi?

mitch   October 30th, 2008 4:38 pm ET

all republicans should be voted out.

Tannim   October 30th, 2008 4:37 pm ET

Uh, latest poll aggregate is 54-43 Wicker. You're nuts.

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