Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 192
November Surprises
A man Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) “blocked from rising to the federal judiciary in 2022, is now seeking to unseat her in the 2026 midterms,” the Jackson Clarion-Ledger reports.
“Lowndes County District Attorney Scott Colom has officially thrown his hat into the ring for next year’s U.S. Senate race.”
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