Report: McDaniel Campaign Starts Legal Challenge Of Runoff Results

U.S. Senate candidate Chris McDaniel (R-Ms), speaks to a gathering at FreePAC Kentucky, Saturday, April 5, 2014, at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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Mississippi state Sen. Chris McDaniel (R) seems to formally be gearing up for his legal challenge over the runoff results of the race for U.S. Senate in the state.

According to TIME, McDaniel has sent a “Notice of Intent to Challenge” to the campaign of Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS), which defeated McDaniel in the runoff election for U.S. Senate in June. The notice of intent is one of the first official steps the McDaniel campaign is taking in its push to fight the results of the runoff.

The McDaniel campaign plans to file an official challenge with the Mississippi Republican Party early next week, McDaniel spokesman Noel Fritsch said to TIME. Fritsch said a legal challenge in court will follow too.

It’s unclear if the Cochran campaign has received the notice of intent. Cochran spokesman Jordan Russell said he could not confirm that Cochran’s campaign had received the notice. Russell also said the challenge is “baseless.”

“Frankly, it’s a publicity stunt, an attempt to help him to retire his campaign debt,” Russell said of McDaniel.

TPM has also reached out to the Cochran campaign since TIME published its report but has not heard back yet.

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  1. “Frankly, it’s a publicity stunt, an attempt to help him to retire his campaign debt,” Russell said of McDaniel.

    The grift is strong with this one… He’s VEEP material.

    Cash money says the MS GOTP rejects his protest with minimal debate.

  2. Please, McD, please - keep going with this. All the way to October, at least.

    Almost seems as if Cochran has even forgotten about Childers. I know that Sen. Childers will be very grateful.

    (I almost never jump on this bandwagon but — Please proceed Senator and nutjob).

  3. Avatar for meri meri says:

    I don’t know, depends on my many True Believers there are versus how many “Out of the way, dumbass” Barbours there are in their management.

  4. I honestly hope this is an indication that the teahadists will take their ball and stay home in Nov.

  5. Avatar for meri meri says:

    I’m betting none. He was certain he was going to win. Teabaggers don’t prepare for failure. Or success.

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