{"id":13086,"date":"2014-06-25T00:03:15","date_gmt":"2014-06-25T07:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=13086"},"modified":"2014-06-25T00:03:15","modified_gmt":"2014-06-25T07:03:15","slug":"mississippi-runoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2014\/06\/25\/mississippi-runoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Mississippi Runoff"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Republican primary race in Mississippi hast to be one of the weirdest I can remember.  Despite criminal involvement in a scheme to videotape the incumbents wife in a nursing home, and an attempt to steal votes, when his staffers found themselves locked in the courthouse, the Tea Bagger challenger, Chris McDaniel is the favorite.  The incumbent is so desperate he wants black Democrats to vote in the Republican runoff election.  Now the Tea Bagger is calling in poll watchers to intimidate the black people, but as Rachel Maddow will show, the election could come down to animal passion.<\/font><\/p>\n

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\"0625Mississippi\"<\/p>\n

The U.S. Justice Department says it\u2019s keeping a close eye on a plan by conservatives to send poll-watchers to Mississippi for the state\u2019s U.S. Senate race Tuesday\u2014a \u201cvoter integrity\u201d project that\u2019s sparking fears of intimidation and racial profiling. And now, Mississippi\u2019s attorney general and secretary of state are chiming in, too. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe department is aware of concerns about voter intimidation and is monitoring the situation,\u201d a Justice Department spokesperson told msnbc. \u201cVoters that experience problems are encouraged to call 1-800-253-3931.\u201d<\/p>\n

An array of conservative groups supporting Chris McDaniel, including the Senate Conservatives Fund, the Tea Party Patriots, and True the Vote have said they\u2019re sending poll-watchers to the state amid reports [Breitfart delinked<\/em>] that some Mississippi Democratic operatives are working to turn out black Democrats in support of McDaniel\u2019s opponent, Sen. Thad Cochran. The poll-watching effort is being organized in part by Christian Adams, a former Bush Justice Department lawyer who has long sought to publicize claims of voter fraud and illegal voting\u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Mississippi poll watchers have a history of wearing sheets and carrying guns.<\/font><\/p>\n

Rachel Maddow discussed the race, and focused on animal magnetism.<\/font><\/p>\n