Republican Setbacks Swell in the South

“Republicans were routed in Georgia and stunned in South Carolina. In Louisiana, a Republican Senate candidate won by less than two percentage points against a little-known Democrat who ran just two TV commercials,” the New York Times reports.

“Then came Wednesday in Mississippi, where Scott Colom became the first Democrat to win a Senate race in 44 years, defeating Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith and further shaking Republicans’ once-unquestioned hold on the South.”

“Now, after the series of midterm shocks, Southern Republicans have been left to confront a new reality: A region they dominated for years is no longer a lock for their party.”