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Fun Times In The GOP

04.03.14 | 3:23 pm

Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Ellisville, foreground, explains the rationale for establishing the Mississippi Senate Conservative Coalition, a group dedicated to the advancement of conservative ideas and legislation during ... Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Ellisville, foreground, explains the rationale for establishing the Mississippi Senate Conservative Coalition, a group dedicated to the advancement of conservative ideas and legislation during a news conference at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, June 25, 2013. Although the organization is all Republican, McDaniel says they are open to members of other parties. Sen. Michael Watson, R-Pascagoula, in the background, is one of the 11 founding members. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) MORE LESS

A lot of the Republican-on-Republican political infighting going on day to day is below the national political radar, but some of it surfaced today when the primary challenger to Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) got tripped up by that whole white nationalist thing. The pro-Cochran establishment political types have had a field day with it.

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