Mississippi GOP chair says party will accept Colom victory should he win
Topics: Mississippi Politics
2 outlets (The Hill and NYT) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 2 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Both headlines use “Colom”, “Mississippi”. Distinct wording: The Hill uses “victory” and “accept”; NYT uses “Changed” and “Close”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- The Hill reports: “The chair of the Mississippi Republican Party said Thursday the party will accept Democrat Scott Colom’s victory if he pulls off a win against incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R). “There is no elec…”
- NYT reports: “Scott Colom, a Democrat, ran a viral ad and courted Republicans at a Trump rally before winning virtually the same number of votes as Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Republican.”
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- The Hill: Mississippi GOP chair says party will accept Colom victory should he win
- NYT: How Colom Changed a Long Shot in Mississippi Into a Race Too Close to Call
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