PHILADELPHIA, Miss. (AP) — Republican Sen. Thad Cochran says he’s asking for the support ofMississippi voters in November “no matter your skin color, or how much money you have.”
Cochran and his Democratic challenger, former U.S. Rep. Travis Childers, spoke to thousands of people Thursday at the Neshoba County Fair.
It’s one of the largest political gatherings in Mississippi and possibly the only time they’ll appear in the same place before the Nov. 4 election.
A half-dozen protesters sat silently in the audience, their mouths covered by wide red tape.
They held signs with the slogan “Betrayed” to show their unhappiness with Cochran, who beat a tea party-backed state lawmaker in a GOP primary runoff with the help of black people who traditionally vote for Democrats.
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Sen Cochran wouldn’t be my candidate (certainly not McDaniel either!), but I’ll give him credit for approaching civility and decency here.
In other words:
“I’ll accept your vote, but I won’t do a damn thing to allow you to cast that vote.”
How white of you, Senator Cochran.
Not sure which is more funny to me, that he needs to declare his desire for colored votes, or that people feel betrayed when he does.
He will get some black votes, but he will lose nearly all the racist votes. They will sit home stewing.
I have to give him credit to. He is showing a lot of class.