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Retired writer-editor: Knight-Ridder Fincl/Bridge News. World Book econ contributor. CQRollCall/transpo blog. NY Journal of Commerce.

Joined August 2010
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NEW from Marc: Growing up in New York, Marc Elias knew little about Mississippi, except for one place and three names. James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner were murdered in Philadelphia, Mississippi, in 1964 while working to register Black voters. Decades later, Marc is fighting to protect Scott Colom's lead in a historic Senate race, and Democracy Docket's journalists are in Mississippi documenting every development. Read his reflection: demdock.com/4zeSdCc
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🚨 BREAKING: Democrat Raymond Smith has flipped his Trump +21 seat blue in North Carolina. The seat has flipped blue for the first time in 31 years.
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Another layer of certainty on Mississippi:
NEW: GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith spoke to Scott Colom and conceded, per the Colom campaign
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Last week, I traveled to Mississippi to stand alongside my friend Scott Colom and help send him to the United States Senate. I made that trip because I believed in Scott, I believed in the movement he and his campaign have built, and I believed he could win. The people of Mississippi made their voices heard, and today, Scott Colom made history as Mississippi's first Black United States Senator elected in nearly 150 years. Congratulations, @Scott_Colom! This moment will be remembered for generations to come.
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Replying to @HQNewsNow
Somebody get that soldier a beer
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Replying to @HQNewsNow
Showing #DUIHirehegseth complete lack of decorum and disrespect to those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
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Pete Hegseth's group is reprimanded by a guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Veterans Day: "ALL VISITORS WILL MAINTAIN AN ATMOSPHERE OF SILENCE. PAY RESPECT AT ALL TIMES!"
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AP: Democrat Scott Colom has won the US Senate race in Mississippi, defeating Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith. DEM FLIP
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MS Now has Projected Winner Scott Colom defeating Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi. This is history making news and the voters have done a great job fighting back against corruption. We need our Government to make sure no one with felon convictions and bankruptcies run for office.
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The Associated Press called the U.S. Senate race for Scott Colom at 4:58 pm on November 11, 2026. craigford.tv/2026/11/11/its-…
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Republican incumbent Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith has conceded the race to now Senator-elect Democrat Scott Colom.
🚨🚨BREAKING: Sources close to Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith confirmed to Magnolia Tribune that the Senator called and conceded the race to Senator-Elect Scott Colom moments ago.
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History is made in Mississippi today. With 74% of the NEW votes counted today in favor of Scott Colom, he has now officially won, CNN reports. Congrats to US Senator-elect Colom! He will be the first statewide Black elected official to hold office since the Reconstruction Era.
Scott Colom will defeat Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in a major upset to become the first Democrat that voters in deep-red Mississippi have elected to the chamber in more than four decades, CNN projects. cnn.it/3XkyS4Z
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🔴 RACE ALERT: Mary Peltola declares victory in Alaska’s Senate race, leading Dan Sullivan by 4,250 votes as her campaign says he has no viable path to reelection. AP has not called the race. Live election updates: iamdonnyevans.substack.com/i…
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Peltola declares victory in the Alaska Senate race.
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This race is OVER. I still can't believe Democrats are going to win a senate seat in Mississippi!
BREAKING on MS NOW: Democrat Scott Colom's lead in the Mississippi Senate race just now increased to 4,404 votes.
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Poor Annie lol
I look forward to working with Senator-elect Annie Andrews to deliver results, fight for the people of South Carolina, and move our great state forward.
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It’s time to talk about how James Talarico campaign spent more $ on Black staff, Black consultants/Advisors and Black media than any campaign in the history of TX and won the black vote by a larger margin than the a black candidate 2 years ago. Signed, owner of largest minority owned firm in the Dem party #HowWeWin
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House Democrats now have more votes combined than any Republican presidential candidate before 2020. Now very close to Obama and Clinton’s vote totals as well.
New @CookPolitical: with more than 116.7 million votes counted, Dems' lead in the national House vote is up to 13.6 points. cookpolitical.com/vote-track…
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