Mississippi’s Senate Race Is Very Personal

“Scott Colom says his challenge to Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith isn’t about revenge over her blocking his bid to become a federal judge — but that she’ll still come to regret it,” Semafor reports.

“Had Hyde-Smith not objected to Colom’s judicial nomination in 2023, he would be on the federal bench for life, and the Mississippi GOP senator would probably lack a real opponent. But Hyde-Smith used her veto power as a home-state senator to stop Colom; and now, she is in the unusual position of running against a nominee she tanked.”

Said Colom: “She’s really going to regret it when we win on Nov. 3. That’s when the regret’s really going to hit her.”