Hyde-Smith Says Voter Suppression a ‘Great Idea’

A video surfaced of Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS saying it might be a “great idea” to make it harder for some people to vote, and her campaign quickly responded that she was “obviously” joking, NBC News reports.

Said Hyde-Smith: “And then they remind me that there’s a lot of liberal folks in those other schools who … maybe we don’t want to vote. Maybe we want to make it just a little more difficult. And I think that’s a great idea.”