Cochran Fights Back in Mississippi

“The last time Thad Cochran had a competitive Senate race, Ronald Reagan was president… That’s why many of Mr. Cochran’s supporters worried when he announced his campaign for re-election in December. With little money in the bank, no political staff and a tough tea-party opponent, the 76-year-old Mississippi Republican quickly came to be viewed as one of the most vulnerable incumbents in the country,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“Now, they’re breathing easier. The race in Mississippi has been nasty and unpredictable. But Mr. Cochran, powered by support from the state’s top Republicans, has built a campaign versed in Twitter, quick-hit negative ads and other tools of modern electioneering to counter a challenge from state Sen. Chris McDaniel, whose campaign has been taken off-point by the arrest of four supporters.”