McDaniel Cancels Editorial Meeting With Paper That Broke Nursing Home Break-In Story

Republican primary challenger Chris McDaniel says longtime U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., is "one of the biggest spenders in Washington" and is out of touch with Mississippi and its conservative roots, Thursday, Ma... Republican primary challenger Chris McDaniel says longtime U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., is "one of the biggest spenders in Washington" and is out of touch with Mississippi and its conservative roots, Thursday, May 15, 2014, at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. McDaniel, a state senator from Ellisville, also accused the veteran senator of being a liberal and again challenged him to a debate. Cochran's campaign spokesman, Jordan Russell, says McDaniel's statements are "a sign of a desperate campaign," as both sides hunker down for a June 3 primary. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) MORE LESS
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Mississippi state Sen. Chris McDaniel (R) canceled a meeting with the Clarion-Ledger editorial board of Jackson, Mississippi on Monday within an hour of the paper’s announcement that they would be posting live updates about the meeting.

The Clarion-Ledger tweeted that McDaniel canceled the meeting on Monday. Sam Hall, an editor for the Clarion-Ledger, tweeted that McDaniel’s campaign canceled the meeting because of a “scheduling snafu.”

Over the weekend the Clarion-Ledger broke the news that a pro-McDaniel blogger had been arrested for allegedly breaking into the nursing home of Rose Cochran, the wife of Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS), who McDaniel is challenging in the Republican primary. Since then McDaniel’s campaign has given conflicting statements about how much knowledge they had about the blogger, Clayton Kelly, and his arrest.

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