Beyond the Bombast: What Mississippi’s Senate Candidates Promise Constituents

Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) and Mike Espy. (hydesmith.senate.gov (R) espyforsenate.com)

With all but one midterm election decided, national attention has turned to the U.S. Senate runoff race in Mississippi between incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democratic challenger Mike Espy.

Hyde-Smith, who was appointed by Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant to replace retired Sen. Thad Cochran in April, is now having to fight for her seat against a challenger who she defeated by little more than a percentage point earlier this month.